2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
index 38952a1d27..59529707df 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
-        version = parse_string(request, "version")
+        version = parse_string(request, "version", required=True)
 
         room_keys = await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.get_room_keys(
             user_id, version, room_id, session_id
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/e2e_room_keys.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/e2e_room_keys.py
index 84594cf0a9..23f4570c4b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/e2e_room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/e2e_room_keys.py
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ class EndToEndRoomKeyStore(SQLBaseStore):
             room_entry["sessions"][row["session_id"]] = {
                 "first_message_index": row["first_message_index"],
                 "forwarded_count": row["forwarded_count"],
-                "is_verified": row["is_verified"],
+                # is_verified must be returned to the client as a boolean
+                "is_verified": bool(row["is_verified"]),
                 "session_data": json.loads(row["session_data"]),
             }