diff --git a/core/modules/syncer.js b/core/modules/syncer.js
index e6d86ea61..5e1a8f415 100644
--- a/core/modules/syncer.js
+++ b/core/modules/syncer.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Save an incoming tiddler in the store, and updates the associated tiddlerInfo
 */
 Syncer.prototype.storeTiddler = function(tiddlerFields,hasBeenLazyLoaded) {
 	// Save the tiddler
-	var tiddler = new $tw.Tiddler(this.wiki.getTiddler(tiddlerFields.title),tiddlerFields);
+	var tiddler = new $tw.Tiddler(tiddlerFields);
 	this.wiki.addTiddler(tiddler);
 	// Save the tiddler revision and changeCount details
 	this.tiddlerInfo[tiddlerFields.title] = {