1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index dc44727b36..deee0f4904 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
 
     @log_function
     def make_query(self, destination, query_type, args,
-                   retry_on_dns_fail=False):
+                   retry_on_dns_fail=False, ignore_backoff=False):
         """Sends a federation Query to a remote homeserver of the given type
         and arguments.
 
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
                 handler name used in register_query_handler().
             args (dict): Mapping of strings to strings containing the details
                 of the query request.
+            ignore_backoff (bool): true to ignore the historical backoff data
+                and try the request anyway.
 
         Returns:
             a Deferred which will eventually yield a JSON object from the
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
         sent_queries_counter.inc(query_type)
 
         return self.transport_layer.make_query(
-            destination, query_type, args, retry_on_dns_fail=retry_on_dns_fail
+            destination, query_type, args, retry_on_dns_fail=retry_on_dns_fail,
+            ignore_backoff=ignore_backoff,
         )
 
     @log_function