2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 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()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index dce6c4d168..7171c1bfd6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(DirectServeJsonResource):
             treq_args={"browser_like_redirects": True},
             ip_whitelist=hs.config.url_preview_ip_range_whitelist,
             ip_blacklist=hs.config.url_preview_ip_range_blacklist,
-            http_proxy=os.getenvb(b"http_proxy"),
-            https_proxy=os.getenvb(b"HTTPS_PROXY"),
+            use_proxy=True,
         )
         self.media_repo = media_repo
         self.primary_base_path = media_repo.primary_base_path