diff --git a/synapse/storage/room.py b/synapse/storage/room.py
index a9d07978de..238e046c60 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/room.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
             return rows
 
         rows = yield self.runInteraction(
-            "get_rooms", f
+            "get_published_rooms", f
         )
 
         ret = [