1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
index 8c0df627c8..062fe2f33e 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/redis.py
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ def lazyConnection(
     factory.continueTrying = reconnect
 
     reactor = hs.get_reactor()
-    reactor.connectTCP(host.encode(), port, factory, timeout=30, bindAddress=None)
+    reactor.connectTCP(
+        host,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        port,
+        factory,
+        timeout=30,
+        bindAddress=None,
+    )
 
     return factory.handler