1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 95e9122d3e..9aec23d065 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
 
     def build_resource_for_content_repo(self):
         return ContentRepoResource(
-            self, self.upload_dir, self.auth, self.content_addr
+            self, self.config.uploads_path, self.auth, self.content_addr
         )
 
     def build_resource_for_media_repository(self):
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     hs = SynapseHomeServer(
         config.server_name,
-        upload_dir=os.path.abspath("uploads"),
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_context_factory=tls_context_factory,
         config=config,