diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
index a7cc5cd325..40cf5b12c3 100644
--- a/tests/server.py
+++ b/tests/server.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from typing import (
MutableMapping,
Optional,
Tuple,
+ Type,
Union,
)
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ def make_request(
path: Union[bytes, str],
content: Union[bytes, str, JsonDict] = b"",
access_token: Optional[str] = None,
- request: Request = SynapseRequest,
+ request: Type[Request] = SynapseRequest,
shorthand: bool = True,
federation_auth_origin: Optional[bytes] = None,
content_is_form: bool = False,
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