1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 0e0cb7ebc6..2b5d40ea7f 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class TransportLayerClient(object):
     """Sends federation HTTP requests to other servers"""
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.server_name = hs.hostname
+        self.client = hs.get_http_client()
+
     @log_function
     def get_room_state(self, destination, room_id, event_id):
         """ Requests all state for a given room from the given server at the