4 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py
index e7ac01da01..d9c4af9389 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import os
 
 import logging
 import urllib
-import urlparse
+from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index bb79599379..9800ce7581 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import shutil
 
 import cgi
 import logging
-import urlparse
+from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index 0fc21540c6..9290d7946f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from ._base import FileInfo
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     SynapseError, Codes,
 )
-from synapse.util.logcontext import preserve_fn, make_deferred_yieldable
+from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.http.client import SpiderHttpClient
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
         observable = self._cache.get(url)
 
         if not observable:
-            download = preserve_fn(self._do_preview)(
+            download = run_in_background(
+                self._do_preview,
                 url, requester.user, ts,
             )
             observable = ObservableDeferred(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
index f6f498cdc5..a31e75cb46 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ class UploadResource(Resource):
         headers = request.requestHeaders
 
         if headers.hasHeader("Content-Type"):
-            media_type = headers.getRawHeaders("Content-Type")[0]
+            media_type = headers.getRawHeaders(b"Content-Type")[0]
         else:
             raise SynapseError(
                 msg="Upload request missing 'Content-Type'",
                 code=400,
             )
 
-        # if headers.hasHeader("Content-Disposition"):
-        #     disposition = headers.getRawHeaders("Content-Disposition")[0]
+        # if headers.hasHeader(b"Content-Disposition"):
+        #     disposition = headers.getRawHeaders(b"Content-Disposition")[0]
         # TODO(markjh): parse content-dispostion
 
         content_uri = yield self.media_repo.create_content(