diff --git a/clientapi/routing/account_data.go b/clientapi/routing/account_data.go
index 875249b3..68e0dc5d 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/account_data.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/account_data.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func GetAccountData(
 	); err == nil {
 		return util.JSONResponse{
 			Code: http.StatusOK,
-			JSON: data,
+			JSON: data.Content,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/sytest-whitelist b/sytest-whitelist
index be45b434..971f8cf0 100644
--- a/sytest-whitelist
+++ b/sytest-whitelist
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ User can invite local user to room with version 1
 Should reject keys claiming to belong to a different user
 Can add account data
 Can add account data to room
+Can get account data without syncing
+Can get room account data without syncing
 #Latest account data appears in v2 /sync
 New account data appears in incremental v2 /sync
 Checking local federation server