fix NPE

synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py

@@ -195,15 +195,20 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
+        event_dict = {
+            "type": event_type,
+            "content": content,
+            "room_id": room_id,
+            "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
+        }
+
+        if 'ts' in request.args and requester.app_service:
+            event_dict['origin_server_ts'] = parse_integer(request, "ts", 0)
+
         msg_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
         event = yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester,
-            {
-                "type": event_type,
-                "content": content,
-                "room_id": room_id,
-                "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
-            },
+            event_dict,
             txn_id=txn_id,
         )