1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 22e1721fc4..40ffd9bf0d 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -266,10 +266,9 @@ def setup(config_options):
         HomeServer
     """
     try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config(
+        config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
             "Synapse Homeserver",
             config_options,
-            generate_section="Homeserver"
         )
     except ConfigError as e:
         sys.stderr.write("\n" + e.message + "\n")