diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/sync.py
index f596b792fa..8bbf35148d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/sync.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
from collections import defaultdict
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
-from synapse.api.constants import Membership, PresenceState
+from synapse.api.constants import EduTypes, Membership, PresenceState
from synapse.api.errors import Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
from synapse.api.filtering import FilterCollection
from synapse.api.presence import UserPresenceState
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
return {
"events": [
{
- "type": "m.presence",
+ "type": EduTypes.PRESENCE,
"sender": event.user_id,
"content": format_user_presence_state(
event, time_now, include_user_id=False
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