diff --git a/src/api/server/send_join.rs b/src/api/server/send_join.rs
index d92581a1..652451c7 100644
--- a/src/api/server/send_join.rs
+++ b/src/api/server/send_join.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #![allow(deprecated)]
 
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, time::Instant, vec};
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{
-	Err, Event, Result, at, debug, err, info,
+	Err, Result, at, err,
 	matrix::event::gen_event_id_canonical_json,
-	trace,
-	utils::stream::{BroadbandExt, IterStream, TryBroadbandExt},
+	utils::stream::{IterStream, TryBroadbandExt},
 	warn,
 };
 use conduwuit_service::Services;
@@ -26,14 +25,12 @@ use serde_json::value::{RawValue as RawJsonValue, to_raw_value};
 use crate::Ruma;
 
 /// helper method for /send_join v1 and v2
-#[tracing::instrument(skip(services, pdu, omit_members), fields(room_id = room_id.as_str(), origin = origin.as_str()))]
 async fn create_join_event(
 	services: &Services,
 	origin: &ServerName,
 	room_id: &RoomId,
 	pdu: &RawJsonValue,
-	omit_members: bool,
-) -> Result<create_join_event::v2::RoomState> {
+) -> Result<create_join_event::v1::RoomState> {
 	if !services.rooms.metadata.exists(room_id).await {
 		return Err!(Request(NotFound("Room is unknown to this server.")));
 	}
@@ -56,10 +53,8 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 
 	// We do not add the event_id field to the pdu here because of signature and
 	// hashes checks
-	trace!("Getting room version");
 	let room_version_id = services.rooms.state.get_room_version(room_id).await?;
 
-	trace!("Generating event ID and converting to canonical json");
 	let Ok((event_id, mut value)) = gen_event_id_canonical_json(pdu, &room_version_id) else {
 		// Event could not be converted to canonical json
 		return Err!(Request(BadJson("Could not convert event to canonical json.")));
@@ -108,6 +103,7 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		)));
 	}
 
+	// ACL check sender user server name
 	let sender: OwnedUserId = serde_json::from_value(
 		value
 			.get("sender")
@@ -117,6 +113,12 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 	)
 	.map_err(|e| err!(Request(BadJson(warn!("sender property is not a valid user ID: {e}")))))?;
 
+	services
+		.rooms
+		.event_handler
+		.acl_check(sender.server_name(), room_id)
+		.await?;
+
 	// check if origin server is trying to send for another server
 	if sender.server_name() != origin {
 		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("Not allowed to join on behalf of another server.")));
@@ -178,6 +180,11 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		}
 	}
 
+	services
+		.server_keys
+		.hash_and_sign_event(&mut value, &room_version_id)
+		.map_err(|e| err!(Request(InvalidParam(warn!("Failed to sign send_join event: {e}")))))?;
+
 	let origin: OwnedServerName = serde_json::from_value(
 		value
 			.get("origin")
@@ -187,12 +194,6 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 	)
 	.map_err(|e| err!(Request(BadJson("Event has an invalid origin server name: {e}"))))?;
 
-	trace!("Signing send_join event");
-	services
-		.server_keys
-		.hash_and_sign_event(&mut value, &room_version_id)
-		.map_err(|e| err!(Request(InvalidParam(warn!("Failed to sign send_join event: {e}")))))?;
-
 	let mutex_lock = services
 		.rooms
 		.event_handler
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		.lock(room_id)
 		.await;
 
-	trace!("Acquired send_join mutex, persisting join event");
 	let pdu_id = services
 		.rooms
 		.event_handler
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		.ok_or_else(|| err!(Request(InvalidParam("Could not accept as timeline event."))))?;
 
 	drop(mutex_lock);
-	trace!("Fetching current state IDs");
+
 	let state_ids: Vec<OwnedEventId> = services
 		.rooms
 		.state_accessor
@@ -219,23 +219,9 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		.collect()
 		.await;
 
-	trace!(%omit_members, "Constructing current state");
 	let state = state_ids
 		.iter()
 		.try_stream()
-		.broad_filter_map(|event_id| async move {
-			if omit_members {
-				if let Ok(e) = event_id.as_ref() {
-					let pdu = services.rooms.timeline.get_pdu(e).await;
-					if pdu.is_ok_and(|p| p.kind().to_cow_str() == "m.room.member") {
-						trace!("omitting member event {e:?} from returned state");
-						// skip members
-						return None;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			Some(event_id)
-		})
 		.broad_and_then(|event_id| services.rooms.timeline.get_pdu_json(event_id))
 		.broad_and_then(|pdu| {
 			services
@@ -248,7 +234,6 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		.await?;
 
 	let starting_events = state_ids.iter().map(Borrow::borrow);
-	trace!("Constructing auth chain");
 	let auth_chain = services
 		.rooms
 		.auth_chain
@@ -265,37 +250,13 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		.try_collect()
 		.boxed()
 		.await?;
-	info!(fast_join = %omit_members, "Sending join event to other servers");
+
 	services.sending.send_pdu_room(room_id, &pdu_id).await?;
-	debug!("Finished sending join event");
-	let servers_in_room: Option<Vec<_>> = if !omit_members {
-		None
-	} else {
-		trace!("Fetching list of servers in room");
-		let servers: Vec<String> = services
-			.rooms
-			.state_cache
-			.room_servers(room_id)
-			.map(|sn| sn.as_str().to_owned())
-			.collect()
-			.await;
-		// If there's no servers, just add us
-		let servers = if servers.is_empty() {
-			warn!("Failed to find any servers, adding our own server name as a last resort");
-			vec![services.globals.server_name().to_string()]
-		} else {
-			trace!("Found {} servers in room", servers.len());
-			servers
-		};
-		Some(servers)
-	};
-	debug!("Returning send_join data");
-	Ok(create_join_event::v2::RoomState {
+
+	Ok(create_join_event::v1::RoomState {
 		auth_chain,
 		state,
 		event: to_raw_value(&CanonicalJsonValue::Object(value)).ok(),
-		members_omitted: omit_members,
-		servers_in_room,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -333,23 +294,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_join_event_v1_route(
 		}
 	}
 
-	let now = Instant::now();
-	let room_state = create_join_event(&services, body.origin(), &body.room_id, &body.pdu, false)
+	let room_state = create_join_event(&services, body.origin(), &body.room_id, &body.pdu)
 		.boxed()
 		.await?;
-	let transformed = create_join_event::v1::RoomState {
-		auth_chain: room_state.auth_chain,
-		state: room_state.state,
-		event: room_state.event,
-	};
-	info!(
-		"Finished sending a join for {} in {} in {:?}",
-		body.origin(),
-		&body.room_id,
-		now.elapsed()
-	);
 
-	Ok(create_join_event::v1::Response { room_state: transformed })
+	Ok(create_join_event::v1::Response { room_state })
 }
 
 /// # `PUT /_matrix/federation/v2/send_join/{roomId}/{eventId}`
@@ -380,17 +329,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_join_event_v2_route(
 		}
 	}
 
-	let now = Instant::now();
-	let room_state =
-		create_join_event(&services, body.origin(), &body.room_id, &body.pdu, body.omit_members)
+	let create_join_event::v1::RoomState { auth_chain, state, event } =
+		create_join_event(&services, body.origin(), &body.room_id, &body.pdu)
 			.boxed()
 			.await?;
-	info!(
-		"Finished sending a join for {} in {} in {:?}",
-		body.origin(),
-		&body.room_id,
-		now.elapsed()
-	);
+	let room_state = create_join_event::v2::RoomState {
+		members_omitted: false,
+		auth_chain,
+		state,
+		event,
+		servers_in_room: None,
+	};
 
 	Ok(create_join_event::v2::Response { room_state })
 }
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state_compressor/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/state_compressor/mod.rs
index 028c3e51..f7f7d043 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state_compressor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state_compressor/mod.rs
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ async fn get_statediff(&self, shortstatehash: ShortStateHash) -> Result<StateDif
 		.ok()
 		.take_if(|parent| *parent != 0);
 
-	debug_assert!(value.len().is_multiple_of(STRIDE), "value not aligned to stride");
+	debug_assert!(value.len() % STRIDE == 0, "value not aligned to stride");
 	let _num_values = value.len() / STRIDE;
 
 	let mut add_mode = true;