1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index df498c8645..37ccf5ab98 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient:
                 read_body_with_max_size(response, output_stream, max_size)
             )
         except BodyExceededMaxSize:
-            SynapseError(
+            raise SynapseError(
                 502,
                 "Requested file is too large > %r bytes" % (max_size,),
                 Codes.TOO_LARGE,