1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/connectproxyclient.py b/synapse/http/connectproxyclient.py
index 636efc33e8..59b914b87e 100644
--- a/synapse/http/connectproxyclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/connectproxyclient.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class BasicProxyCredentials(ProxyCredentials):
             a Proxy-Authorization header.
         """
         # Encode as base64 and prepend the authorization type
-        return b"Basic " + base64.encodebytes(self.username_password)
+        return b"Basic " + base64.b64encode(self.username_password)
 
 
 @attr.s(auto_attribs=True)