diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 11848653f7b7..02add6224a39 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -1944,7 +1944,10 @@ def send_presence_to_destinations(
         """
 
         if self._federation:
-            self._federation.send_presence_to_destinations(states, destinations)
+            self._federation.send_presence_to_destinations(
+                states=states,
+                destinations=destinations,
+            )
 
         if not self._queue_presence_updates:
             return
@@ -2035,4 +2038,7 @@ async def process_replication_rows(
 
         for host, user_ids in hosts_to_users.items():
             states = await self._presence_handler.current_state_for_users(user_ids)
-            self._federation.send_presence_to_destinations(states.values(), [host])
+            self._federation.send_presence_to_destinations(
+                states=states.values(),
+                destinations=[host],
+            )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
index 6cda602fce72..5744105bfb52 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from synapse.api.presence import UserPresenceState
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
 from synapse.events.builder import EventBuilder
+from synapse.federation.sender import FederationSender
 from synapse.handlers.presence import (
     EXTERNAL_PROCESS_EXPIRY,
     FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL,
@@ -644,10 +645,17 @@ class PresenceJoinTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
     def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
         hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
-            "server", federation_http_client=None, federation_sender=Mock()
+            "server",
+            federation_http_client=None,
+            federation_sender=Mock(spec=FederationSender),
         )
         return hs
 
+    def default_config(self):
+        config = unittest.default_config("test")
+        config["send_federation"] = True
+        return config
+
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
         self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
@@ -691,9 +699,6 @@ def test_remote_joins(self):
         # Add a new remote server to the room
         self._add_new_user(room_id, "@alice:server2")
 
-        # We shouldn't have sent out any local presence *updates*
-        self.federation_sender.send_presence.assert_not_called()
-
         # When new server is joined we send it the local users presence states.
         # We expect to only see user @test2:server, as @test:server is offline
         # and has a zero last_active_ts
@@ -712,7 +717,6 @@ def test_remote_joins(self):
         self.federation_sender.reset_mock()
         self._add_new_user(room_id, "@bob:server3")
 
-        self.federation_sender.send_presence.assert_not_called()
         self.federation_sender.send_presence_to_destinations.assert_called_once_with(
             destinations=["server3"], states={expected_state}
         )
@@ -757,9 +761,6 @@ def test_remote_gets_presence_when_local_user_joins(self):
 
         self.reactor.pump([0])  # Wait for presence updates to be handled
 
-        # We shouldn't have sent out any local presence *updates*
-        self.federation_sender.send_presence.assert_not_called()
-
         # We expect to only send test2 presence to server2 and server3
         expected_state = self.get_success(
             self.presence_handler.current_state_for_user("@test2:server")