1 files changed, 26 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
index 7412bce255..e41c99027a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
@@ -207,21 +207,30 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(CacheInvalidationWorkerStore):
 
     def _construct_room_type_where_clause(
         self, room_types: Union[List[Union[str, None]], None]
-    ) -> Tuple[Union[str, None], List[str]]:
+    ) -> Tuple[Union[str, None], list]:
         if not room_types:
             return None, []
-        else:
-            # We use None when we want get rooms without a type
-            is_null_clause = ""
-            if None in room_types:
-                is_null_clause = "OR room_type IS NULL"
-                room_types = [value for value in room_types if value is not None]
 
+        # Since None is used to represent a room without a type, care needs to
+        # be taken into account when constructing the where clause.
+        clauses = []
+        args: list = []
+
+        room_types_set = set(room_types)
+
+        # We use None to represent a room without a type.
+        if None in room_types_set:
+            clauses.append("room_type IS NULL")
+            room_types_set.remove(None)
+
+        # If there are other room types, generate the proper clause.
+        if room_types:
             list_clause, args = make_in_list_sql_clause(
-                self.database_engine, "room_type", room_types
+                self.database_engine, "room_type", room_types_set
             )
+            clauses.append(list_clause)
 
-            return f"({list_clause} {is_null_clause})", args
+        return f"({' OR '.join(clauses)})", args
 
     async def count_public_rooms(
         self,
@@ -241,14 +250,6 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(CacheInvalidationWorkerStore):
         def _count_public_rooms_txn(txn: LoggingTransaction) -> int:
             query_args = []
 
-            room_type_clause, args = self._construct_room_type_where_clause(
-                search_filter.get(PublicRoomsFilterFields.ROOM_TYPES, None)
-                if search_filter
-                else None
-            )
-            room_type_clause = f" AND {room_type_clause}" if room_type_clause else ""
-            query_args += args
-
             if network_tuple:
                 if network_tuple.appservice_id:
                     published_sql = """
@@ -268,6 +269,14 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(CacheInvalidationWorkerStore):
                     UNION SELECT room_id from appservice_room_list
             """
 
+            room_type_clause, args = self._construct_room_type_where_clause(
+                search_filter.get(PublicRoomsFilterFields.ROOM_TYPES, None)
+                if search_filter
+                else None
+            )
+            room_type_clause = f" AND {room_type_clause}" if room_type_clause else ""
+            query_args += args
+
             sql = f"""
                 SELECT
                     COUNT(*)