1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/filtering.py b/synapse/api/filtering.py
index 116060ee7f..6c13ada5df 100644
--- a/synapse/api/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/api/filtering.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Filter(object):
         sender = event.get("sender", None)
         if not sender:
             # Presence events have their 'sender' in content.user_id
-            sender = event.get("conntent", {}).get("user_id", None)
+            sender = event.get("content", {}).get("user_id", None)
 
         return self.check_fields(
             event.get("room_id", None),