diff --git a/src/client_server/alias.rs b/src/client_server/alias.rs
index 7dc9078..12bb8df 100644
--- a/src/client_server/alias.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/alias.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 use super::State;
 use crate::{server_server, ConduitResult, Database, Error, Ruma};
-use ruma::api::{
-    client::{
-        error::ErrorKind,
-        r0::alias::{create_alias, delete_alias, get_alias},
+use ruma::{
+    api::{
+        client::{
+            error::ErrorKind,
+            r0::alias::{create_alias, delete_alias, get_alias},
+        },
+        federation,
     },
-    federation,
+    RoomAliasId,
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "conduit_bin")]
@@ -50,12 +53,19 @@ pub async fn get_alias_route(
     db: State<'_, Database>,
     body: Ruma<get_alias::IncomingRequest>,
 ) -> ConduitResult<get_alias::Response> {
-    if body.room_alias.server_name() != db.globals.server_name() {
+    get_alias_helper(db, &body.room_alias).await
+}
+
+pub async fn get_alias_helper(
+    db: State<'_, Database>,
+    room_alias: &RoomAliasId,
+) -> ConduitResult<get_alias::Response> {
+    if room_alias.server_name() != db.globals.server_name() {
         let response = server_server::send_request(
             &db,
-            body.room_alias.server_name().to_string(),
+            room_alias.server_name().to_string(),
             federation::query::get_room_information::v1::Request {
-                room_alias: body.room_alias.to_string(),
+                room_alias: room_alias.to_string(),
             },
         )
         .await?;
@@ -65,7 +75,7 @@ pub async fn get_alias_route(
 
     let room_id = db
         .rooms
-        .id_from_alias(&body.room_alias)?
+        .id_from_alias(&room_alias)?
         .ok_or(Error::BadRequest(
             ErrorKind::NotFound,
             "Room with alias not found.",
diff --git a/src/client_server/membership.rs b/src/client_server/membership.rs
index 0d9fa12..0075861 100644
--- a/src/client_server/membership.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/membership.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ use ruma::{
     api::{
         client::{
             error::ErrorKind,
-            r0::{
-                alias,
-                membership::{
-                    ban_user, forget_room, get_member_events, invite_user, join_room_by_id,
-                    join_room_by_id_or_alias, joined_members, joined_rooms, kick_user, leave_room,
-                    unban_user, IncomingThirdPartySigned,
-                },
+            r0::membership::{
+                ban_user, forget_room, get_member_events, invite_user, join_room_by_id,
+                join_room_by_id_or_alias, joined_members, joined_rooms, kick_user, leave_room,
+                unban_user, IncomingThirdPartySigned,
             },
         },
         federation,
@@ -58,24 +55,10 @@ pub async fn join_room_by_id_or_alias_route(
     let room_id = match RoomId::try_from(body.room_id_or_alias.clone()) {
         Ok(room_id) => room_id,
         Err(room_alias) => {
-            client_server::get_alias_route(
-                db,
-                Ruma {
-                    body: alias::get_alias::IncomingRequest::try_from(http::Request::new(
-                        serde_json::json!({ "room_alias": room_alias, })
-                            .to_string()
-                            .as_bytes()
-                            .to_vec(),
-                    ))
-                    .unwrap(),
-                    sender_id: body.sender_id.clone(),
-                    device_id: body.device_id.clone(),
-                    json_body: None,
-                },
-            )
-            .await?
-            .0
-            .room_id
+            client_server::get_alias_helper(db, &room_alias)
+                .await?
+                .0
+                .room_id
         }
     };
 
@@ -495,7 +478,7 @@ async fn join_room_by_id_helper(
                 room_id: room_id.clone(),
                 event_id,
                 pdu_stub: serde_json::from_value(join_event_stub_value)
-                    .expect("Raw::from_value always works"),
+                    .expect("we just created this event"),
             },
         )
         .await?;