diff --git a/sync-server/src/app_state/database/queries.rs b/sync-server/src/app_state/database/queries.rs
index 5ba1a97d..66cda538 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/app_state/database/queries.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/app_state/database/queries.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ use super::{
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, ensure};
 
 impl Database {
+    pub async fn get_missing_document(
+        tx: &mut Transaction<'_>,
+        ids: &[DocumentId],
+    ) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+        Ok(sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "SELECT value FROM json_each(?) AS requested
+             WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM documents WHERE document_id = requested.value)
+             LIMIT 1",
+        )
+        .bind(serde_json::to_string(ids)?)
+        .fetch_optional(&mut **tx)
+        .await?)
+    }
+
     pub async fn get_request_event(
         tx: &mut Transaction<'_>,
         request_id: uuid::Uuid,
diff --git a/sync-server/src/server/endpoints/put_file_manifest.rs b/sync-server/src/server/endpoints/put_file_manifest.rs
index 98b559d2..9ba9156a 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/server/endpoints/put_file_manifest.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/server/endpoints/put_file_manifest.rs
@@ -62,18 +62,14 @@ pub async fn put_file_manifest(
         return Ok(Json(FileManifestUpdateResponse::StaleBase(latest)));
     }
 
-    for id in push.entries.keys() {
-        if state
-            .database
-            .get_latest_document_version(&vault_id, id, Some(&mut tx))
+    if let Some(id) =
+        Database::get_missing_document(&mut tx, &push.entries.keys().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>())
             .await
             .map_err(server_error)?
-            .is_none()
-        {
-            return Err(client_error(anyhow!(
-                "File manifest references missing content: {id}"
-            )));
-        }
+    {
+        return Err(client_error(anyhow!(
+            "File manifest references missing content: {id}"
+        )));
     }
 
     let file_manifest = FileManifest {