1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py b/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
index 0359231e7d..8d7d0a3875 100644
--- a/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
+++ b/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent:
         reactor: ISynapseReactor,
         tls_client_options_factory: Optional[FederationPolicyForHTTPS],
         user_agent: bytes,
-        ip_whitelist: IPSet,
+        ip_whitelist: Optional[IPSet],
         ip_blacklist: IPSet,
         _srv_resolver: Optional[SrvResolver] = None,
         _well_known_resolver: Optional[WellKnownResolver] = None,