1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 54f50f59bc..0bed60996d 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -385,10 +385,11 @@ class HomeServer(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     def get_proxied_blacklisted_http_client(self) -> SimpleHttpClient:
         """
         An HTTP client that uses configured HTTP(S) proxies and blacklists IPs
-        based on the IP range blacklist.
+        based on the IP range blacklist/whitelist.
         """
         return SimpleHttpClient(
             self,
+            ip_whitelist=self.config.ip_range_whitelist,
             ip_blacklist=self.config.ip_range_blacklist,
             use_proxy=True,
         )