1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
index 4290aea83a..a48230b93f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ SUPPORTED_MODULE = {
 }
 
 
-def create_engine(name):
+def create_engine(config):
+    name = config.database_config["name"]
     engine_class = SUPPORTED_MODULE.get(name, None)
 
     if engine_class:
         module = importlib.import_module(name)
-        return engine_class(module)
+        return engine_class(module, config=config)
 
     raise RuntimeError(
         "Unsupported database engine '%s'" % (name,)