1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py b/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py
index 2ed6d7d248..ce97fa70d7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/account_validity.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class AccountValidityHandler:
         self,
         user_id: str,
         expiration_ts: Optional[int] = None,
-        email_sent: Optional[bool] = False,
+        email_sent: bool = False,
         renewal_token: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> int:
         """Renews the account attached to a given user by pushing back the