1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/tracer.py b/synapse/config/tracer.py
index 85d99a3166..8be1346113 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tracer.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tracer.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
 
 class TracerConfig(Config):
+    section = "tracing"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         opentracing_config = config.get("opentracing")
         if opentracing_config is None: