1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_federation_event.py b/tests/handlers/test_federation_event.py
index 1b83aea579..5db10fa74c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_federation_event.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_federation_event.py
@@ -288,13 +288,15 @@ class FederationEventHandlerTests(unittest.FederatingHomeserverTestCase):
         }
 
         # We also expect an outbound request to /state
-        self.mock_federation_transport_client.get_room_state.return_value = StateRequestResponse(
-            # Mimic the other server not knowing about the state at all.
-            # We want to cause Synapse to throw an error (`Unable to get
-            # missing prev_event $fake_prev_event`) and fail to backfill
-            # the pulled event.
-            auth_events=[],
-            state=[],
+        self.mock_federation_transport_client.get_room_state.return_value = (
+            StateRequestResponse(
+                # Mimic the other server not knowing about the state at all.
+                # We want to cause Synapse to throw an error (`Unable to get
+                # missing prev_event $fake_prev_event`) and fail to backfill
+                # the pulled event.
+                auth_events=[],
+                state=[],
+            )
         )
 
         pulled_event = make_event_from_dict(