1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_relations.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_relations.py
index e7bb5583fc..21ee436b91 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_relations.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_relations.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import itertools
 import json
 import urllib
+from typing import Optional
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, RelationTypes
 from synapse.rest import admin
@@ -681,7 +682,7 @@ class RelationsTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         relation_type,
         event_type,
         key=None,
-        content={},
+        content: Optional[dict] = None,
         access_token=None,
         parent_id=None,
     ):
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ class RelationsTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
             "POST",
             "/_matrix/client/unstable/rooms/%s/send_relation/%s/%s/%s%s"
             % (self.room, original_id, relation_type, event_type, query),
-            json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8"),
+            json.dumps(content or {}).encode("utf-8"),
             access_token=access_token,
         )
         return channel