diff --git a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs
index 804fc7ea6..88d1c3de8 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	Err, Event, PduEvent, debug, debug_error, debug_info, debug_warn, err, error,
 	state_res::lexicographical_topological_sort,
 	trace,
-	utils::{IterStream, stream::BroadbandExt},
+	utils::{IterStream, math::Expected, stream::BroadbandExt},
 	warn,
 };
 use futures::{StreamExt, future::select_ok};
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ pub async fn get_missing_events(
 		);
 		for iteration in 0..iteration_limit {
 			let limit = iteration
+				.expected_add(1)
 				.saturating_mul(10)
 				.min(GET_MISSING_EVENTS_MAX_BATCH_SIZE);
 			debug_info!(