diff --git a/changelog.d/11276.bugfix b/changelog.d/11276.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce7259262439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/11276.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix rolling back Synapse version when using workers.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
index b5c1c14ee3d1..8b9c6adae2a7 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def prepare_database(
                     databases=databases,
                 )
             elif version_info.current_version < SCHEMA_VERSION:
-                # If the DB is on an older version than we expect the we refuse
+                # If the DB is on an older version than we expect then we refuse
                 # to start the worker (as the main process needs to run first to
                 # update the schema).
                 raise UpgradeDatabaseException(