diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 31fe61f..8af3c46 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ client.on("Room.timeline", function (event, room) {
         if (client.getUserId() == event.getSender()) {
             return; // skip own messages to prevent loop
         }
-        if (event.getContent() == null || typeof event.getContent().body == "undefined" || event.getContent().body == null) {
-            // Apparently this can happen?
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (event.getTs() < (Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 8)) {
             // Ignore old events (8 hrs), they're probably duplicates or something.
+            logger.info("Ignoring stale Matrix room event");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (event.getContent() == null || typeof event.getContent().body == "undefined" || event.getContent().body == null) {
+            // Apparently this can happen?
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf4db59..257a73b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "express": "^4.17.2",
         "file-type": "^16.5.0",
         "log4js": "^6.3.0",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "^17.2.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "^19.7.0",
         "request": "^2.88.2"
     }
-}
+}
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