diff --git a/synapse/util/module_loader.py b/synapse/util/module_loader.py
index 2705cbe5f8..bb62db4637 100644
--- a/synapse/util/module_loader.py
+++ b/synapse/util/module_loader.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def load_module(provider):
     provider_class = getattr(module, clz)
 
     try:
-        provider_config = provider_class.parse_config(provider["config"])
+        provider_config = provider_class.parse_config(provider.get("config"))
     except Exception as e:
         raise ConfigError("Failed to parse config for %r: %r" % (provider["module"], e))