1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
index 5db0f0b520..b87e7798da 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import platform
 import struct
 import threading
 import typing
@@ -28,7 +29,15 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine["sqlite3.Connection"]):
         super().__init__(database_module, database_config)
 
         database = database_config.get("args", {}).get("database")
-        self._is_in_memory = database in (None, ":memory:",)
+        self._is_in_memory = database in (
+            None,
+            ":memory:",
+        )
+
+        if platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy":
+            # pypy's sqlite3 module doesn't handle bytearrays, convert them
+            # back to bytes.
+            database_module.register_adapter(bytearray, lambda array: bytes(array))
 
         # The current max state_group, or None if we haven't looked
         # in the DB yet.
@@ -57,8 +66,7 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine["sqlite3.Connection"]):
 
     @property
     def supports_using_any_list(self):
-        """Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list
-        """
+        """Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list"""
         return False
 
     def check_database(self, db_conn, allow_outdated_version: bool = False):