diff --git a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
index 45d617b2..129b1d52 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ use ruma::{
         room::member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
         StateEventType, TimelineEventType,
     },
-    uint, DeviceId, EventId, JsOption, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UInt, UserId,
+    uint, DeviceId, EventId, JsOption, OwnedRoomId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UInt,
+    UserId,
 };
 use tracing::{debug, error};
 
@@ -157,168 +158,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_events_route(
     let all_left_rooms: Vec<_> =
         services().rooms.state_cache.rooms_left(&sender_user).collect();
     for result in all_left_rooms {
-        let (room_id, _) = result?;
-
-        {
-            // Get and drop the lock to wait for remaining operations to finish
-            let mutex_insert = Arc::clone(
-                services()
-                    .globals
-                    .roomid_mutex_insert
-                    .write()
-                    .await
-                    .entry(room_id.clone())
-                    .or_default(),
-            );
-            let insert_lock = mutex_insert.lock().await;
-            drop(insert_lock);
-        }
-
-        let left_count = services()
-            .rooms
-            .state_cache
-            .get_left_count(&room_id, &sender_user)?;
-
-        // Left before last sync
-        if Some(since) >= left_count {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if !services().rooms.metadata.exists(&room_id)? {
-            // This is just a rejected invite, not a room we know
-            let event = PduEvent {
-                event_id: EventId::new(services().globals.server_name()).into(),
-                sender: sender_user.clone(),
-                origin_server_ts: utils::millis_since_unix_epoch()
-                    .try_into()
-                    .expect("Timestamp is valid js_int value"),
-                kind: TimelineEventType::RoomMember,
-                content: serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "membership": "leave"}"#)
-                    .unwrap(),
-                state_key: Some(sender_user.to_string()),
-                unsigned: None,
-                // The following keys are dropped on conversion
-                room_id: room_id.clone(),
-                prev_events: vec![],
-                depth: uint!(1),
-                auth_events: vec![],
-                redacts: None,
-                hashes: EventHash {
-                    sha256: String::new(),
-                },
-                signatures: None,
-            };
-
-            left_rooms.insert(
-                room_id,
-                LeftRoom {
-                    account_data: RoomAccountData {
-                        events: Vec::new(),
-                    },
-                    timeline: Timeline {
-                        limited: false,
-                        prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.clone()),
-                        events: Vec::new(),
-                    },
-                    state: State {
-                        events: vec![event.to_sync_state_event()],
-                    },
-                },
-            );
-
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let mut left_state_events = Vec::new();
-
-        let since_shortstatehash =
-            services().rooms.user.get_token_shortstatehash(&room_id, since)?;
-
-        let since_state_ids = match since_shortstatehash {
-            Some(s) => {
-                services().rooms.state_accessor.state_full_ids(s).await?
-            }
-            None => HashMap::new(),
-        };
-
-        let Some(left_event_id) =
-            services().rooms.state_accessor.room_state_get_id(
-                &room_id,
-                &StateEventType::RoomMember,
-                sender_user.as_str(),
-            )?
-        else {
-            error!("Left room but no left state event");
-            continue;
-        };
-
-        let Some(left_shortstatehash) = services()
-            .rooms
-            .state_accessor
-            .pdu_shortstatehash(&left_event_id)?
-        else {
-            error!("Leave event has no state");
-            continue;
-        };
-
-        let mut left_state_ids = services()
-            .rooms
-            .state_accessor
-            .state_full_ids(left_shortstatehash)
-            .await?;
-
-        let leave_shortstatekey =
-            services().rooms.short.get_or_create_shortstatekey(
-                &StateEventType::RoomMember,
-                sender_user.as_str(),
-            )?;
-
-        left_state_ids.insert(leave_shortstatekey, left_event_id);
-
-        let mut i = 0;
-        for (key, id) in left_state_ids {
-            if full_state || since_state_ids.get(&key) != Some(&id) {
-                let (event_type, state_key) =
-                    services().rooms.short.get_statekey_from_short(key)?;
-
-                if !lazy_load_enabled
-                    || event_type != StateEventType::RoomMember
-                    || full_state
-                    // TODO: Delete the following line when this is resolved: https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/22565
-                    || *sender_user == state_key
-                {
-                    let Some(pdu) = services().rooms.timeline.get_pdu(&id)?
-                    else {
-                        error!("Pdu in state not found: {}", id);
-                        continue;
-                    };
-
-                    left_state_events.push(pdu.to_sync_state_event());
-
-                    i += 1;
-                    if i % 100 == 0 {
-                        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        left_rooms.insert(
-            room_id.clone(),
-            LeftRoom {
-                account_data: RoomAccountData {
-                    events: Vec::new(),
-                },
-                timeline: Timeline {
-                    limited: false,
-                    prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.clone()),
-                    events: Vec::new(),
-                },
-                state: State {
-                    events: left_state_events,
-                },
-            },
-        );
+        handle_left_room(
+            result?.0,
+            &sender_user,
+            &mut left_rooms,
+            since,
+            &next_batch_string,
+            full_state,
+            lazy_load_enabled,
+        )
+        .await?;
     }
 
     let mut invited_rooms = BTreeMap::new();
@@ -1058,6 +907,179 @@ async fn load_joined_room(
     })
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(
+    skip_all,
+    fields(
+        user_id = %sender_user,
+        room_id = %room_id,
+    ),
+)]
+async fn handle_left_room(
+    room_id: OwnedRoomId,
+    sender_user: &UserId,
+    left_rooms: &mut BTreeMap<OwnedRoomId, LeftRoom>,
+    since: u64,
+    next_batch_string: &str,
+    full_state: bool,
+    lazy_load_enabled: bool,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    {
+        // Get and drop the lock to wait for remaining operations to finish
+        let mutex_insert = Arc::clone(
+            services()
+                .globals
+                .roomid_mutex_insert
+                .write()
+                .await
+                .entry(room_id.clone())
+                .or_default(),
+        );
+        let insert_lock = mutex_insert.lock().await;
+        drop(insert_lock);
+    }
+
+    let left_count =
+        services().rooms.state_cache.get_left_count(&room_id, sender_user)?;
+
+    // Left before last sync
+    if Some(since) >= left_count {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    if !services().rooms.metadata.exists(&room_id)? {
+        // This is just a rejected invite, not a room we know
+        let event = PduEvent {
+            event_id: EventId::new(services().globals.server_name()).into(),
+            sender: sender_user.to_owned(),
+            origin_server_ts: utils::millis_since_unix_epoch()
+                .try_into()
+                .expect("Timestamp is valid js_int value"),
+            kind: TimelineEventType::RoomMember,
+            content: serde_json::from_str(r#"{ "membership": "leave"}"#)
+                .unwrap(),
+            state_key: Some(sender_user.to_string()),
+            unsigned: None,
+            // The following keys are dropped on conversion
+            room_id: room_id.clone(),
+            prev_events: vec![],
+            depth: uint!(1),
+            auth_events: vec![],
+            redacts: None,
+            hashes: EventHash {
+                sha256: String::new(),
+            },
+            signatures: None,
+        };
+
+        left_rooms.insert(
+            room_id,
+            LeftRoom {
+                account_data: RoomAccountData {
+                    events: Vec::new(),
+                },
+                timeline: Timeline {
+                    limited: false,
+                    prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.to_owned()),
+                    events: Vec::new(),
+                },
+                state: State {
+                    events: vec![event.to_sync_state_event()],
+                },
+            },
+        );
+
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let mut left_state_events = Vec::new();
+
+    let since_shortstatehash =
+        services().rooms.user.get_token_shortstatehash(&room_id, since)?;
+
+    let since_state_ids = match since_shortstatehash {
+        Some(s) => services().rooms.state_accessor.state_full_ids(s).await?,
+        None => HashMap::new(),
+    };
+
+    let Some(left_event_id) =
+        services().rooms.state_accessor.room_state_get_id(
+            &room_id,
+            &StateEventType::RoomMember,
+            sender_user.as_str(),
+        )?
+    else {
+        error!("Left room but no left state event");
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    let Some(left_shortstatehash) =
+        services().rooms.state_accessor.pdu_shortstatehash(&left_event_id)?
+    else {
+        error!("Leave event has no state");
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    let mut left_state_ids = services()
+        .rooms
+        .state_accessor
+        .state_full_ids(left_shortstatehash)
+        .await?;
+
+    let leave_shortstatekey =
+        services().rooms.short.get_or_create_shortstatekey(
+            &StateEventType::RoomMember,
+            sender_user.as_str(),
+        )?;
+
+    left_state_ids.insert(leave_shortstatekey, left_event_id);
+
+    let mut i = 0;
+    for (key, id) in left_state_ids {
+        if full_state || since_state_ids.get(&key) != Some(&id) {
+            let (event_type, state_key) =
+                services().rooms.short.get_statekey_from_short(key)?;
+
+            if !lazy_load_enabled
+                || event_type != StateEventType::RoomMember
+                || full_state
+                // TODO: Delete the following line when this is resolved: https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/22565
+                || *sender_user == state_key
+            {
+                let Some(pdu) = services().rooms.timeline.get_pdu(&id)? else {
+                    error!("Pdu in state not found: {}", id);
+                    continue;
+                };
+
+                left_state_events.push(pdu.to_sync_state_event());
+
+                i += 1;
+                if i % 100 == 0 {
+                    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    left_rooms.insert(
+        room_id.clone(),
+        LeftRoom {
+            account_data: RoomAccountData {
+                events: Vec::new(),
+            },
+            timeline: Timeline {
+                limited: false,
+                prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.to_owned()),
+                events: Vec::new(),
+            },
+            state: State {
+                events: left_state_events,
+            },
+        },
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn load_timeline(
     sender_user: &UserId,
     room_id: &RoomId,