1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
index bddf5ef192..047782eb06 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore, SignatureWorkerStore, SQLBas
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
         super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
-        if hs.config.run_background_tasks:
+        if hs.config.worker.run_background_tasks:
             hs.get_clock().looping_call(
                 self._delete_old_forward_extrem_cache, 60 * 60 * 1000
             )