1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 7a9d711669..837fbe1582 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
             "cleanup_extremities_with_dummy_events", True
         )
 
+        self.enable_ephemeral_messages = config.get("enable_ephemeral_messages", False)
+
     def has_tls_listener(self) -> bool:
         return any(l["tls"] for l in self.listeners)