1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index b00446bec0..9cef9d184b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         user_id = authdict["user"]
         password = authdict["password"]
         if not user_id.startswith('@'):
-            user_id = UserID.create(user_id, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
+            user_id = UserID(user_id, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
 
         return self._check_password(user_id, password)