Index: package-synapse-debian/synapse/app/homeserver.py
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--- package-synapse-debian.orig/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ package-synapse-debian/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         for res in listener_config["resources"]:
             for name in res["names"]:
                 resources.update(self._configure_named_resource(
-                    name, res.get("compress", False),
+                    config, name, res.get("compress", False),
                 ))
 
         additional_resources = listener_config.get("additional_resources", {})
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             )
         logger.info("Synapse now listening on port %d", port)
 
-    def _configure_named_resource(self, name, compress=False):
+    def _configure_named_resource(self, config, name, compress=False):
         """Build a resource map for a named resource
 
         Args:
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         if name in ["keys", "federation"]:
             resources[SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX] = KeyApiV2Resource(self)
 
-        if name == "webclient":
+        if name == "webclient" and config.web_client:
             resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = build_resource_for_web_client(self)
 
         if name == "metrics" and self.get_config().enable_metrics: