1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index 3b5ea9515a..eae5f2b427 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def _parse_auth_header(header_bytes):
         param_dict = dict(kv.split("=") for kv in params)
 
         def strip_quotes(value):
-            if value.startswith(b"\""):
+            if value.startswith("\""):
                 return value[1:-1]
             else:
                 return value