diff --git a/tests/31sync/15lazy-members.pl b/tests/31sync/15lazy-members.pl
index c6473cee1..bd340c357 100644
--- a/tests/31sync/15lazy-members.pl
+++ b/tests/31sync/15lazy-members.pl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       # Bob sends 10 events into it
       # Charlie sends 10 events into it
       # Alice syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and lazy loaded members
-      # She should only see Charlie in the membership list.
+      # She should only see Charlie in the membership list (and herself)
 
       my ( $filter_id, $room_id, $event_id_1, $event_id_2 );
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
          matrix_sync( $alice, filter => $filter_id );
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
-         assert_room_members ( $body, $room_id, [ $charlie->user_id ]);
+         assert_room_members ( $body, $room_id, [ $alice->user_id, $charlie->user_id ]);
          Future->done(1);
       });
    };
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
       # Bob and Charlie join.
       # Bob sends 10 events into it
       # Alice syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and lazy loaded members
-      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list.
+      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list (and herself).
       # Charlie sends an event
       # Alice syncs again; she should only see Charlie's membership event
       # in the incremental sync as Charlie sent anything in this timeframe.
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
             [ 'm.room.power_levels', '' ],
             [ 'm.room.name', '' ],
             [ 'm.room.history_visibility', '' ],
+            [ 'm.room.member', $alice->user_id ],
             [ 'm.room.member', $bob->user_id ],
          ]);
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@
       # Bob and Charlie and Dave join.
       # Bob sends 10 events into it
       # Alice syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and lazy loaded members
-      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list.
+      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list (and herself).
       # Charlie then sends 10 events
       # Dave then sends 10 events
       # Alice syncs again; she should get a gappy sync and only see
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@
          matrix_sync( $alice, filter => $filter_id );
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
-         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [ $bob->user_id ]);
+         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [ $alice->user_id, $bob->user_id ]);
 
          repeat( sub {
             my $msgnum = $_[0];
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@
       # Bob and Charlie join.
       # Bob sends 10 events into it
       # Alice initial syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and LL members
-      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list.
+      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list (and herself)
       # Charlie then sends 10 events
       # Alice syncs again; she should get a gappy sync and see
       # Charlie's membership (due to his timeline events).
@@ -328,7 +329,8 @@
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
          assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [
-            $bob->user_id
+            $alice->user_id,
+            $bob->user_id,
          ]);
 
          repeat( sub {
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@
       # Bob and Charlie join.
       # Bob sends 10 events into it
       # Alice initial syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and LL members
-      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list.
+      # Alice should see only Bob in the membership list (and herself)
       # Dave joins
       # Charlie then sends 10 events
       # Alice syncs again; she should get a gappy sync and see both
@@ -406,7 +408,8 @@
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
          assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [
-            $bob->user_id
+            $alice->user_id,
+            $bob->user_id,
          ]);
 
          matrix_join_room( $dave, $room_id );
@@ -443,11 +446,11 @@
       # Bob sends 10 events into it
       # Charlie sends 5 events into it
       # Alice syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and lazy loaded members
-      # Alice should see only Bob and Charlie in the membership list.
+      # Alice should see only Bob and Charlie in the membership list (and herself).
       # Bob sends 1 more event
       # Charlie sends 1 more event
       # Alice syncs again; she should not see any membership events as
-      # the redundant ones for Bob and Charlie are removed.
+      # the redundant ones for Bob and Charlie are removed
 
       my ( $filter_id, $room_id, $event_id_1, $event_id_2 );
 
@@ -494,7 +497,11 @@
          matrix_sync( $alice, filter => $filter_id );
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
-         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [ $bob->user_id, $charlie->user_id ]);
+         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [
+            $alice->user_id,
+            $bob->user_id,
+            $charlie->user_id
+         ]);
 
          matrix_send_room_text_message_synced( $bob, $room_id,
             body => "New message from bob",
@@ -526,11 +533,11 @@
       # Charlie sends 5 events into it
       # Alice syncs with a filter on the last 10 events, and lazy loaded members
       #   and include_redundant_members
-      # Alice should see only Bob and Charlie in the membership list.
+      # Alice should see only Bob and Charlie in the membership list (and herself)
       # Bob sends 1 more event
       # Charlie sends 1 more event
       # Alice syncs again; she should see redundant membership events for Bob and
-      # Charlie again
+      # Charlie again (and herself)
 
       my ( $filter_id, $room_id, $event_id_1, $event_id_2 );
 
@@ -578,7 +585,11 @@
          matrix_sync( $alice, filter => $filter_id );
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
-         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [ $bob->user_id, $charlie->user_id ]);
+         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [
+            $alice->user_id,
+            $bob->user_id,
+            $charlie->user_id
+         ]);
 
          matrix_send_room_text_message( $bob, $room_id,
             body => "New message from bob",
@@ -591,7 +602,11 @@
          matrix_sync_again( $alice, filter => $filter_id );
       })->then( sub {
          my ( $body ) = @_;
-         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [ $bob->user_id, $charlie->user_id ]);
+         assert_room_members( $body, $room_id, [
+            $alice->user_id,
+            $bob->user_id,
+            $charlie->user_id
+         ]);
          Future->done(1);
       });
    };