diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/consumers/roomserver.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/consumers/roomserver.go
index 301addf19..837422c77 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEvent) processMessage(ore api.OutputRoomEvent, ev gomatrixser
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if ore.SendAsServer == "" {
+	if ore.SendAsServer == api.DoNotSendToOtherServers {
 		// Ignore event that we don't need to send anywhere.
 		return nil
 	}