1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index a028337125..cca7e45ddb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
             # Option to allow servers to require auth when accessing
             # /publicRooms via CS API. This is especially helpful in private
             # federations.
-            if self.hs.config.restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users:
+            if not self.hs.config.allow_public_rooms_without_auth:
                 raise
 
             # We allow people to not be authed if they're just looking at our