diff --git a/bot/bot.js b/bot/bot.js
index 16f31f1..e5f335f 100644
--- a/bot/bot.js
+++ b/bot/bot.js
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ class Bot {
 
         let startServerConnection = async () => {
             logger.info("Starting Matrix SDK Client");
-            await this.client.startClient();
+            await this.client.startClient({
+                initialSyncLimit: 0
+            });
         }
 
         let connectWithPassword = (err, data) => {