1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 0fc2bf15d5..9701b76d0f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         Raises:
             SynapseError if there was a problem registering.
         """
-        self.check_registration_ratelimit(address)
+        await self.check_registration_ratelimit(address)
 
         result = await self.spam_checker.check_registration_for_spam(
             threepid,
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE,
                 )
 
-    def check_registration_ratelimit(self, address: Optional[str]) -> None:
+    async def check_registration_ratelimit(self, address: Optional[str]) -> None:
         """A simple helper method to check whether the registration rate limit has been hit
         for a given IP address
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if not address:
             return
 
-        self.ratelimiter.ratelimit(address)
+        await self.ratelimiter.ratelimit(None, address)
 
     async def register_with_store(
         self,