1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index a0caba84e4..f7a07f0466 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient:
     def __init__(
         self,
         hs: "HomeServer",
-        treq_args: Dict[str, Any] = {},
+        treq_args: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         ip_whitelist: Optional[IPSet] = None,
         ip_blacklist: Optional[IPSet] = None,
         use_proxy: bool = False,
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient:
 
         self._ip_whitelist = ip_whitelist
         self._ip_blacklist = ip_blacklist
-        self._extra_treq_args = treq_args
+        self._extra_treq_args = treq_args or {}
 
         self.user_agent = hs.version_string
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient:
         uri: str,
         json_body: Any,
         args: Optional[QueryParams] = None,
-        headers: RawHeaders = None,
+        headers: Optional[RawHeaders] = None,
     ) -> Any:
         """Puts some json to the given URI.