diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index 81a3e9515..cee06ccac 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id, filter_id):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-        auth_user = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        auth_user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         if target_user != auth_user:
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot get filters for other users")
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-        auth_user = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        auth_user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         if target_user != auth_user:
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot create filters for other users")
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
index 3fe62d5ac..fa70575c5 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class V2AlphaRestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "user": UserID.from_string(self.USER_ID),
                 "admin": False,
                 "device_id": None,
+                "token_id": 1,
             }
         hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token