diff --git a/lib/src/client.dart b/lib/src/client.dart
index eae0e16..60acc71 100644
--- a/lib/src/client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/client.dart
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
  */
 
 import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:core';
 
 import 'package:canonical_json/canonical_json.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/famedlysdk.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/account_data.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/presence.dart';
+import 'package:famedlysdk/src/room.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/store_api.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/sync/user_update.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/device_keys_list.dart';
@@ -39,20 +41,19 @@ import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/session_key.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/to_device_event.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/turn_server_credentials.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/user_device.dart';
-import 'package:olm/olm.dart' as olm;
-import 'package:pedantic/pedantic.dart';
-import 'room.dart';
-import 'event.dart';
-import 'user.dart';
-import 'utils/profile.dart';
-import 'dart:convert';
-import 'package:famedlysdk/src/room.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:mime_type/mime_type.dart';
+import 'package:olm/olm.dart' as olm;
+import 'package:pedantic/pedantic.dart';
+
+import 'event.dart';
+import 'room.dart';
 import 'sync/event_update.dart';
 import 'sync/room_update.dart';
 import 'sync/user_update.dart';
+import 'user.dart';
 import 'utils/matrix_exception.dart';
+import 'utils/profile.dart';
 
 typedef RoomSorter = int Function(Room a, Room b);
 
@@ -551,6 +552,7 @@ class Client {
   }
 
   static String syncFilters = '{"room":{"state":{"lazy_load_members":true}}}';
+  static String messagesFilters = '{"lazy_load_members":true}';
   static const List<String> supportedDirectEncryptionAlgorithms = [
     'm.olm.v1.curve25519-aes-sha2'
   ];
diff --git a/lib/src/room.dart b/lib/src/room.dart
index 4717926..2038b71 100644
--- a/lib/src/room.dart
+++ b/lib/src/room.dart
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ class Room {
     final dynamic resp = await client.jsonRequest(
         type: HTTPType.GET,
         action:
-            '/client/r0/rooms/$id/messages?from=${prev_batch}&dir=b&limit=$historyCount&filter=${Client.syncFilters}');
+            '/client/r0/rooms/$id/messages?from=${prev_batch}&dir=b&limit=$historyCount&filter=${Client.messagesFilters}');
 
     if (onHistoryReceived != null) onHistoryReceived();
     prev_batch = resp['end'];
diff --git a/test/fake_matrix_api.dart b/test/fake_matrix_api.dart
index e00f579..54b4d05 100644
--- a/test/fake_matrix_api.dart
+++ b/test/fake_matrix_api.dart
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
  * along with famedlysdk.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import 'package:http/testing.dart';
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:core';
 import 'dart:math';
+
 import 'package:http/http.dart';
+import 'package:http/testing.dart';
 
 class FakeMatrixApi extends MockClient {
   FakeMatrixApi()
@@ -583,9 +584,9 @@ class FakeMatrixApi extends MockClient {
             'origin_server_ts': 1432735824653,
             'unsigned': {'age': 1234}
           },
-      '/client/r0/rooms/!localpart:server.abc/messages?from=&dir=b&limit=10&filter=%7B%22room%22:%7B%22state%22:%7B%22lazy_load_members%22:true%7D%7D%7D':
+      '/client/r0/rooms/!localpart:server.abc/messages?from=&dir=b&limit=10&filter=%7B%22lazy_load_members%22:true%7D':
           (var req) => messagesResponse,
-      '/client/r0/rooms/!1234:example.com/messages?from=1234&dir=b&limit=100&filter=%7B%22room%22:%7B%22state%22:%7B%22lazy_load_members%22:true%7D%7D%7D':
+      '/client/r0/rooms/!1234:example.com/messages?from=1234&dir=b&limit=100&filter=%7B%22lazy_load_members%22:true%7D':
           (var req) => messagesResponse,
       '/client/versions': (var req) => {
             'versions': [