diff --git a/src/api/client/room/event.rs b/src/api/client/room/event.rs
index b66f8bcaf..379cc2dd6 100644
--- a/src/api/client/room/event.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/room/event.rs
@@ -95,18 +95,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_room_event_route(
 }
 
 async fn unredact(services: &crate::State, sender_user: &UserId, event: &mut PduEvent) -> Result {
-	let power_levels = services
-		.rooms
-		.state_accessor
-		.get_room_power_levels(&event.room_id_or_hash())
-		.await;
+	if !services.users.is_admin(sender_user).await {
+		let power_levels = services
+			.rooms
+			.state_accessor
+			.get_room_power_levels(&event.room_id_or_hash())
+			.await;
 
-	if power_levels.for_user(sender_user) < power_levels.redact
-		&& !services.users.is_admin(sender_user).await
-	{
-		return Err!(Request(Forbidden(
-			"You don't have permission to view redacted content in this room."
-		)));
+		if power_levels.for_user(sender_user) < power_levels.redact {
+			return Err!(Request(Forbidden(
+				"You don't have permission to view redacted content in this room."
+			)));
+		}
 	}
 
 	let content = services
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
index d603757c6..69c7faa70 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct Services {
 	users: Dep<users::Service>,
 }
 
-const PURGE_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 60 * 60;
+const PURGE_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 3600;
 
 type RoomMutexMap = MutexMap<OwnedRoomId, ()>;
 pub type RoomMutexGuard = MutexMapGuard<OwnedRoomId, ()>;
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/redact.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/redact.rs
index 6fa9fb020..d6a67be63 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/redact.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/redact.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use conduwuit_core::{
 	utils::{self},
 	warn,
 };
-use ruma::{EventId, events::room::encrypted::Relation};
+use ruma::{EventId, events::room::encrypted::Relation, signatures::content_hash};
 
 use super::{ExtractBody, ExtractRelatesTo};
 use crate::rooms::short::ShortRoomId;
@@ -52,13 +52,18 @@ impl super::Service {
 			.get_room_version(&pdu.room_id_or_hash())
 			.await?;
 
-		if !pdu.is_redacted()
-			&& self
-				.services
-				.config
-				.allow_moderators_to_view_redacted_content
+		if self
+			.services
+			.config
+			.allow_moderators_to_view_redacted_content
 		{
-			self.db.save_unredacted_content(&pdu_id, &pdu.content);
+			let mut pdu_json = self.get_pdu_json_from_id(&pdu_id).await?;
+			pdu_json.remove("event_id");
+			if content_hash(&pdu_json)
+				.is_ok_and(|hash| hash.encode() == pdu.hashes.sha256.trim_end_matches('='))
+			{
+				self.db.save_unredacted_content(&pdu_id, &pdu.content);
+			}
 		}
 
 		pdu.redact(&room_version_id, Some(reason.event_id()))?;