Merge commit '74976a8e4' into dinsic

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py

index 204b2ec9e5..b5fa1cc464 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(RestServlet):
         try:
             new_name = content["displayname"]
         except Exception:
-            return 400, "Unable to parse name"
+            raise SynapseError(
+                code=400, msg="Unable to parse name", errcode=Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
 
         await self.profile_handler.set_displayname(user, requester, new_name, is_admin)