diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs
index a5ade6682..e4eeb8ded 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::{store::StateStoreExt, DisplayName, Room, RoomState, SessionMeta, StateChanges};
 
     #[async_test]
-    async fn invite_after_leaving() {
+    async fn test_invite_after_leaving() {
         let user_id = user_id!("@alice:example.org");
         let room_id = room_id!("!test:example.org");
 
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[async_test]
-    async fn invite_displayname_integration_test() {
+    async fn test_invite_displayname() {
         let user_id = user_id!("@alice:example.org");
         let room_id = room_id!("!ithpyNKDtmhneaTQja:example.org");
 
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ mod tests {
         let user_id = user_id!("@u:u.to");
         let room_id = room_id!("!r:u.to");
         let client = logged_in_client(user_id).await;
-        let room = process_room_join(&client, room_id, "$1", user_id).await;
+        let room = process_room_join_test_helper(&client, room_id, "$1", user_id).await;
 
         // Sanity: it has no latest_encrypted_events or latest_event
         assert!(room.latest_encrypted_events().is_empty());
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "e2e-encryption")]
-    async fn process_room_join(
+    async fn process_room_join_test_helper(
         client: &BaseClient,
         room_id: &RoomId,
         event_id: &str,
@@ -1585,13 +1585,14 @@ mod tests {
                 }),
             ))
             .build_sync_response();
+
         client.receive_sync_response(response).await.unwrap();
 
         client.get_room(room_id).expect("Just-created room not found!")
     }
 
     #[async_test]
-    async fn deserialization_failure_test() {
+    async fn test_deserialization_failure() {
         let user_id = user_id!("@alice:example.org");
         let room_id = room_id!("!ithpyNKDtmhneaTQja:example.org");
 
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/sync.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/sync.rs
index 28fddb3ee..ab9e7f636 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/sync.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::{
     deserialized_responses::{AmbiguityChange, RawAnySyncOrStrippedTimelineEvent},
 };
 
-/// Internal representation of a `/sync` response.
+/// Generalized representation of a `/sync` response.
 ///
 /// This type is intended to be applicable regardless of the endpoint used for
 /// syncing.
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sync.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sync.rs
index 85f1f6bb1..b5457207a 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sync.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ impl fmt::Debug for RoomUpdate {
 /// Internal functionality related to getting events from the server
 /// (`sync_events` endpoint)
 impl Client {
+    /// Receive a sync response, compute extra information out of it and store
+    /// the interesting bits in the database, then call all the handlers.
     pub(crate) async fn process_sync(
         &self,
         response: sync_events::v3::Response,
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ impl Client {
         self.encryption().backups().maybe_trigger_backup();
 
         self.handle_sync_response(&response).await?;
+
         Ok(response)
     }