1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/client_ips.py b/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
index 77ae10da3d..b8cefd43d6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class ClientIpStore(background_updates.BackgroundUpdateStore):
                 to_update,
             )
 
-        run_as_background_process(
+        return run_as_background_process(
             "update_client_ips", update,
         )