diff --git a/changelog.d/18778.misc b/changelog.d/18778.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bd0bf82bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/18778.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a temporary newsfile.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/device.py b/synapse/handlers/device.py
index acae34e71f5..ed4600049fe 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/device.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/device.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #
 #
 import logging
-import random
 from threading import Lock
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
@@ -875,7 +874,7 @@ async def handle_room_un_partial_stated(self, room_id: str) -> None:
         """
 
         await self._handle_room_un_partial_stated_client(
-            instance_name=random.choice(self._device_list_writers),
+            instance_name=self._device_list_writers[-1],  # TEMP
             room_id=room_id,
         )
 
@@ -892,7 +891,7 @@ async def notify_device_update(
             device_ids: The device IDs that have changed.
         """
         await self._notify_device_update_client(
-            instance_name=random.choice(self._device_list_writers),
+            instance_name=self._device_list_writers[-1],  # TEMP
             user_id=user_id,
             device_ids=list(device_ids),
         )
@@ -909,7 +908,7 @@ async def notify_user_signature_update(
             user_ids: The Matrix IDs of the users that have changed.
         """
         await self._notify_user_signature_update_client(
-            instance_name=random.choice(self._device_list_writers),
+            instance_name=self._device_list_writers[-1],  # TEMP
             from_user_id=from_user_id,
             user_ids=user_ids,
         )
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/commands.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/commands.py
index 6ab53566600..962acf2d879 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/commands.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/commands.py
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.token = token
         self.row = row
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"RdataCommand(stream={self.stream_name!r}, instance={self.instance_name!r}, position={self.token!r}, row=...)"
+
     @classmethod
     def from_line(cls: Type["RdataCommand"], line: str) -> "RdataCommand":
         stream_name, instance_name, token, row_json = line.split(" ", 3)