diff --git a/src/api/server/send_join.rs b/src/api/server/send_join.rs
index 0ed79023..77d8d701 100644
--- a/src/api/server/send_join.rs
+++ b/src/api/server/send_join.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 use axum::extract::State;
-use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
+use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt, TryStreamExt, future::try_join3};
 use ruma::{
-	CanonicalJsonValue, OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId, RoomId,
-	ServerName,
+	OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId, RoomId, ServerName,
 	api::federation::membership::create_join_event,
 	events::{
 		StateEventType,
 		room::member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
 	},
 };
-use serde_json::value::{RawValue as RawJsonValue, to_raw_value};
+use serde_json::value::RawValue as RawJsonValue;
 use tuwunel_core::{
 	Err, Result, at, err,
 	matrix::event::gen_event_id_canonical_json,
@@ -212,20 +211,6 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 		.collect()
 		.await;
 
-	let state = state_ids
-		.iter()
-		.try_stream()
-		.broad_and_then(|event_id| services.timeline.get_pdu_json(event_id))
-		.broad_and_then(|pdu| {
-			services
-				.federation
-				.format_pdu_into(pdu, Some(&room_version_id))
-				.map(Ok)
-		})
-		.try_collect()
-		.boxed()
-		.await?;
-
 	let starting_events = state_ids.iter().map(Borrow::borrow);
 	let auth_chain = services
 		.auth_chain
@@ -237,20 +222,34 @@ async fn create_join_event(
 				.format_pdu_into(pdu, Some(&room_version_id))
 				.map(Ok)
 		})
-		.try_collect()
-		.boxed()
-		.await?;
+		.try_collect();
+
+	let state = state_ids
+		.iter()
+		.try_stream()
+		.broad_and_then(|event_id| services.timeline.get_pdu_json(event_id))
+		.broad_and_then(|pdu| {
+			services
+				.federation
+				.format_pdu_into(pdu, Some(&room_version_id))
+				.map(Ok)
+		})
+		.try_collect();
+
+	let event = services
+		.federation
+		.format_pdu_into(value, Some(&room_version_id))
+		.map(Some)
+		.map(Ok);
+
+	let (auth_chain, state, event) = try_join3(auth_chain, state, event).await?;
 
 	services
 		.sending
 		.send_pdu_room(room_id, &pdu_id)
 		.await?;
 
-	Ok(create_join_event::v1::RoomState {
-		auth_chain,
-		state,
-		event: to_raw_value(&CanonicalJsonValue::Object(value)).ok(),
-	})
+	Ok(create_join_event::v1::RoomState { auth_chain, state, event })
 }
 
 /// # `PUT /_matrix/federation/v1/send_join/{roomId}/{eventId}`
@@ -271,6 +270,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_join_event_v1_route(
 			body.origin(),
 			&body.room_id,
 		);
+
 		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("Server is banned on this homeserver.")));
 	}
 
@@ -286,17 +286,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_join_event_v1_route(
 				body.origin(),
 				&body.room_id,
 			);
+
 			return Err!(Request(Forbidden(warn!(
 				"Room ID server name {server} is banned on this homeserver."
 			))));
 		}
 	}
 
-	let room_state = create_join_event(&services, body.origin(), &body.room_id, &body.pdu)
-		.boxed()
-		.await?;
-
-	Ok(create_join_event::v1::Response { room_state })
+	Ok(create_join_event::v1::Response {
+		room_state: create_join_event(&services, body.origin(), &body.room_id, &body.pdu)
+			.boxed()
+			.await?,
+	})
 }
 
 /// # `PUT /_matrix/federation/v2/send_join/{roomId}/{eventId}`
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_join_event_v2_route(
 				body.origin(),
 				&body.room_id,
 			);
+
 			return Err!(Request(Forbidden(warn!(
 				"Room ID server name {server} is banned on this homeserver."
 			))));
@@ -337,13 +339,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_join_event_v2_route(
 			.boxed()
 			.await?;
 
-	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 })
+	Ok(create_join_event::v2::Response {
+		room_state: create_join_event::v2::RoomState {
+			members_omitted: false,
+			auth_chain,
+			state,
+			event,
+			servers_in_room: None,
+		},
+	})
 }