1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py
index b9ee6e1c13..38eb2ee23f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
         )
 
     def getChild(self, name, request):
-        if name == '':
+        if name == b'':
             return self