Merge branch 'release-v0.24.0' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse v0.24.0

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/event_auth.py b/synapse/event_auth.py

index 4096c606f1..9e746a28bf 100644
--- a/synapse/event_auth.py
+++ b/synapse/event_auth.py
@@ -470,14 +470,14 @@ def _check_power_levels(event, auth_events):
         ("invite", None),
     ]
 
-    old_list = current_state.content.get("users")
+    old_list = current_state.content.get("users", {})
     for user in set(old_list.keys() + user_list.keys()):
         levels_to_check.append(
             (user, "users")
         )
 
-    old_list = current_state.content.get("events")
-    new_list = event.content.get("events")
+    old_list = current_state.content.get("events", {})
+    new_list = event.content.get("events", {})
     for ev_id in set(old_list.keys() + new_list.keys()):
         levels_to_check.append(
             (ev_id, "events")