diff --git a/src/matrix/e2ee/DeviceTracker.js b/src/matrix/e2ee/DeviceTracker.js
index edf3c133..55051994 100644
--- a/src/matrix/e2ee/DeviceTracker.js
+++ b/src/matrix/e2ee/DeviceTracker.js
@@ -116,13 +116,12 @@ export class DeviceTracker {
         if (room.isTrackingMembers || !room.isEncrypted) {
             return;
         }
+        const memberList = await room.loadMemberList(undefined, log);
         const txn = await this._storage.readWriteTxn([
             this._storage.storeNames.roomSummary,
             this._storage.storeNames.userIdentities,
         ]);
-        let memberList;
         try {
-            memberList = await room.loadMemberList(txn, log);
             let isTrackingChanges;
             try {
                 isTrackingChanges = room.writeIsTrackingMembers(true, txn);
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ export class DeviceTracker {
             await txn.complete();
             room.applyIsTrackingMembersChanges(isTrackingChanges);
         } finally {
-            memberList?.release();
+            memberList.release();
         }
     }