diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/mod.rs
index b6588f15f0f..1fa314d473c 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/mod.rs
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ impl Room {
                     source: source.clone(),
                     format: MediaFormat::Thumbnail(MediaThumbnailSettings {
                         size: MediaThumbnailSize {
-                            method: ruma::media::Method::Crop,
+                            method: ruma::media::Method::Scale,
                             width,
                             height,
                         },
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/tests/integration/room/attachment/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/tests/integration/room/attachment/mod.rs
index 31e2d395958..252721f6d5d 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/tests/integration/room/attachment/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/tests/integration/room/attachment/mod.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ async fn test_room_attachment_send_info_thumbnail() {
         source: MediaSource::Plain(thumbnail_mxc.clone()),
         format: MediaFormat::Thumbnail(MediaThumbnailSettings {
             size: MediaThumbnailSize {
-                method: ruma::media::Method::Crop,
+                method: ruma::media::Method::Scale,
                 width: uint!(480),
                 height: uint!(360),
             },
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ async fn test_room_attachment_send_info_thumbnail() {
         .unwrap();
 
     // The event was sent.
-    assert_eq!(event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"), response.event_id);
+    assert_eq!(response.event_id, event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"));
 
     // The media is immediately cached in the cache store, so we don't need to set
     // up another mock endpoint for getting the media.
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ async fn test_room_attachment_send_info_thumbnail() {
         source: MediaSource::Plain(thumbnail_mxc),
         format: MediaFormat::Thumbnail(MediaThumbnailSettings {
             size: MediaThumbnailSize {
-                method: ruma::media::Method::Crop,
+                method: ruma::media::Method::Scale,
                 width: uint!(42),
                 height: uint!(1337),
             },