1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py b/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
index 51a909419f..8e36bc57d3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
+++ b/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ def export_data_command(hs, args):
     user_id = args.user_id
     directory = args.output_directory
 
-    res = yield hs.get_handlers().admin_handler.export_user_data(
-        user_id, FileExfiltrationWriter(user_id, directory=directory)
+    res = yield defer.ensureDeferred(
+        hs.get_handlers().admin_handler.export_user_data(
+            user_id, FileExfiltrationWriter(user_id, directory=directory)
+        )
     )
     print(res)