diff --git a/cypress/plugins/synapsedocker/index.ts b/cypress/plugins/synapsedocker/index.ts
index d8772cbab8..bfbda1e360 100644
--- a/cypress/plugins/synapsedocker/index.ts
+++ b/cypress/plugins/synapsedocker/index.ts
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ async function synapseStart(template: string): Promise<SynapseInstance> {
     console.log(`Starting synapse with config dir ${synCfg.configDir}...`);
 
     const synapseId = await dockerRun({
-        // XXX: switch back to `develop` tag once the threads receipts issue is fixed
-        // https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/23451
-        image: "matrixdotorg/synapse:latest",
+        image: "matrixdotorg/synapse:develop",
         containerName: `react-sdk-cypress-synapse`,
         params: [
             "--rm",