1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index 0cfac60d74..3465a787ab 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ProfileHandler, self).__init__(hs)
 
-        self.federation = hs.get_replication_client()
+        self.federation = hs.get_federation_client()
         hs.get_federation_registry().register_query_handler(
             "profile", self.on_profile_query
         )
 
         self.user_directory_handler = hs.get_user_directory_handler()
 
-        self.clock.looping_call(self._update_remote_profile_cache, self.PROFILE_UPDATE_MS)
+        if hs.config.worker_app is None:
+            self.clock.looping_call(
+                self._update_remote_profile_cache, self.PROFILE_UPDATE_MS,
+            )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_profile(self, user_id):