2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
index 3063df7990..0b7c81677e 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class FederationRemoteSendQueue(AbstractFederationSender):
 
         self.notifier.on_new_replication_data()
 
-    def send_device_messages(self, destination: str, immediate: bool = False) -> None:
+    def send_device_messages(self, destination: str, immediate: bool = True) -> None:
         """As per FederationSender"""
         # We don't need to replicate this as it gets sent down a different
         # stream.
diff --git a/synapse/federation/sender/__init__.py b/synapse/federation/sender/__init__.py
index 43421a9c72..106daa9184 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/sender/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/sender/__init__.py
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ class FederationSender(AbstractFederationSender):
         else:
             queue.send_edu(edu)
 
-    def send_device_messages(self, destination: str, immediate: bool = False) -> None:
+    def send_device_messages(self, destination: str, immediate: bool = True) -> None:
         if destination == self.server_name:
             logger.warning("Not sending device update to ourselves")
             return