1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index 9cac74ebd8..83beb02b05 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MediaRepository:
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-        self.client = hs.get_http_client()
+        self.client = hs.get_federation_http_client()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()