diff --git a/synapse/push/clientformat.py b/synapse/push/clientformat.py
index ebc13beda1bc..7095ae83f931 100644
--- a/synapse/push/clientformat.py
+++ b/synapse/push/clientformat.py
@@ -102,10 +102,8 @@ def _rule_to_template(rule: PushRule) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         # with PRIORITY_CLASS_INVERSE_MAP.
         raise ValueError("Unexpected template_name: %s" % (template_name,))
 
-    if unscoped_rule_id:
-        templaterule["rule_id"] = unscoped_rule_id
-    if rule.default:
-        templaterule["default"] = True
+    templaterule["rule_id"] = unscoped_rule_id
+    templaterule["default"] = rule.default
     return templaterule