diff --git a/backfillqueue.go b/backfillqueue.go
index b63ca134..be08851c 100644
--- a/backfillqueue.go
+++ b/backfillqueue.go
@@ -71,25 +71,14 @@ func (user *User) HandleBackfillRequestsLoop(backfillTypes []database.BackfillTy
 		req := user.BackfillQueue.GetNextBackfill(user.MXID, backfillTypes, waitForBackfillTypes, reCheckChannel)
 		user.log.Infofln("Handling backfill request %s", req)
 
-		conv := user.bridge.DB.HistorySync.GetConversation(user.MXID, *req.Portal)
+		conv := user.bridge.DB.HistorySync.GetConversation(user.MXID, req.PortalGUID)
 		if conv == nil {
-			user.log.Debugfln("Could not find history sync conversation data for %s", req.Portal.String())
+			user.log.Debugfln("Could not find history sync conversation data for %s", req.PortalGUID)
 			req.MarkDone()
 			continue
 		}
 		portal := user.GetPortalByJID(conv.PortalKey.JID)
 
-		// Update the client store with basic chat settings.
-		if conv.MuteEndTime.After(time.Now()) {
-			user.Client.Store.ChatSettings.PutMutedUntil(conv.PortalKey.JID, conv.MuteEndTime)
-		}
-		if conv.Archived {
-			user.Client.Store.ChatSettings.PutArchived(conv.PortalKey.JID, true)
-		}
-		if conv.Pinned > 0 {
-			user.Client.Store.ChatSettings.PutPinned(conv.PortalKey.JID, true)
-		}
-
 		if conv.EphemeralExpiration != nil && portal.ExpirationTime != *conv.EphemeralExpiration {
 			portal.ExpirationTime = *conv.EphemeralExpiration
 			portal.Update(nil)
diff --git a/config/bridge.go b/config/bridge.go
index b40a1639..d4895d6d 100644
--- a/config/bridge.go
+++ b/config/bridge.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ type BridgeConfig struct {
 }
 
 func (bc BridgeConfig) GetResendBridgeInfo() bool {
-	return false
+	return true
 }
 
 func (bc BridgeConfig) GetManagementRoomTexts() bridgeconfig.ManagementRoomTexts {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e4c31c1c..476ee165 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -479,11 +479,12 @@ func (br *IMBridge) Start() {
 			br.ZLog.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("Error getting chats from database")
 		}
 
-		chatInfos := make([]ChatInfo, len(chats))
+		chatInfos := make([]*imessage.ChatInfo, len(chats))
 		for i, chat := range chats {
-			chatInfos[i] = ChatInfo{
-				GUID:     chat.ChatGUID,
-				ThreadID: chat.ThreadID,
+			chatInfos[i], err = br.IM.GetChatInfo(chat.ChatGUID, chat.ThreadID)
+			if err != nil {
+				// TODO do something intelligent here
+				br.ZLog.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("Error getting chat info from database")
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -504,11 +505,13 @@ func (br *IMBridge) Start() {
 		// Create all of the portals locally
 		portals := []*Portal{}
 		txn, err := br.DB.Begin()
-		for guid, roomID := range resp {
+		for guid, roomInfo := range resp {
 			portal := br.GetPortalByGUID(guid)
-			portal.MXID = roomID
+			portal.MXID = roomInfo.RoomID
 			portal.Update(txn)
 			portals = append(portals, portal)
+			// Add backfill for this user
+			// use roomInfo.EarliestBridgedTimestamp
 		}
 		if err = txn.Commit(); err != nil {
 			// TODO do something intelligent here
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 336a5588..f9b8f0e3 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type User struct {
 
 	spaceMembershipChecked bool
 
-	BackfillQueue          *BackfillQueue
+	BackfillQueue *BackfillQueue
 }
 
 var _ bridge.User = (*User)(nil)