1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py
index c473cf158f..dace20e6db 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 WHERE room_id = ?
                 """
             txn.execute(sql, [room_id])
-            res = self.db.cursor_to_dict(txn)[0]
+            # Catch error if sql returns empty result to return "None" instead of an error
+            try:
+                res = self.db.cursor_to_dict(txn)[0]
+            except IndexError:
+                return None
+
             res["federatable"] = bool(res["federatable"])
             res["public"] = bool(res["public"])
             return res