diff --git a/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/systemd/matrix-synapse.service.j2 b/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/systemd/matrix-synapse.service.j2
index 188db5ef9..e69ffa619 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/systemd/matrix-synapse.service.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/systemd/matrix-synapse.service.j2
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ExecStart={{ matrix_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name matrix-synapse \
 			{% if matrix_synapse_federation_enabled and matrix_synapse_tls_federation_listener_enabled and matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_tls_host_bind_port %}
 			-p {{ matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_tls_host_bind_port }}:{{ matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_tls_port }} \
 			{% endif %}
-			{% if matrix_synapse_federation_enabled and matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_plain_host_bind_port %}
+			{% if matrix_synapse_federation_enabled and matrix_synapse_federation_port_enabled and matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_plain_host_bind_port %}
 			-p {{ matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_plain_host_bind_port }}:{{ matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_plain_port }} \
 			{% endif %}
 			{% if matrix_synapse_metrics_enabled and matrix_synapse_container_metrics_api_host_bind_port %}