2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/endpoint.py b/synapse/http/endpoint.py
index 00572c2897..db455e5909 100644
--- a/synapse/http/endpoint.py
+++ b/synapse/http/endpoint.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def resolve_service(service_name, dns_client=client, cache=SERVER_CACHE, clock=t
         if (len(answers) == 1
                 and answers[0].type == dns.SRV
                 and answers[0].payload
-                and answers[0].payload.target == dns.Name('.')):
+                and answers[0].payload.target == dns.Name(b'.')):
             raise ConnectError("Service %s unavailable" % service_name)
 
         for answer in answers:
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 8d632290de..55b9ad5251 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -546,6 +546,6 @@ def _request_user_agent_is_curl(request):
         b"User-Agent", default=[]
     )
     for user_agent in user_agents:
-        if "curl" in user_agent:
+        if b"curl" in user_agent:
             return True
     return False