diff --git a/src/api/server_server.rs b/src/api/server_server.rs
index 8065ac70..9030bf99 100644
--- a/src/api/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/server_server.rs
@@ -134,11 +134,24 @@ impl FedDest {
     }
 }
 
-#[tracing::instrument(skip(request, log_error), fields(url))]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum LogRequestError {
+    Yes,
+    No,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum AllowLoopbackRequests {
+    Yes,
+    No,
+}
+
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(request, log_error, allow_loopback), fields(url))]
 pub(crate) async fn send_request<T>(
     destination: &ServerName,
     request: T,
-    log_error: bool,
+    log_error: LogRequestError,
+    allow_loopback: AllowLoopbackRequests,
 ) -> Result<T::IncomingResponse>
 where
     T: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
@@ -147,7 +160,9 @@ where
         return Err(Error::BadConfig("Federation is disabled."));
     }
 
-    if destination == services().globals.server_name() {
+    if destination == services().globals.server_name()
+        && allow_loopback == AllowLoopbackRequests::No
+    {
         return Err(Error::bad_config(
             "Won't send federation request to ourselves",
         ));
@@ -273,7 +288,7 @@ where
         services().globals.federation_client().execute(reqwest_request).await;
 
     let mut response = response.inspect_err(|error| {
-        if log_error {
+        if log_error == LogRequestError::Yes {
             warn!(%error, "Could not send request");
         }
     })?;
diff --git a/src/service/sending.rs b/src/service/sending.rs
index c486701e..2e3fcc5a 100644
--- a/src/service/sending.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, warn, Span};
 
 use super::rooms::timeline::PduId;
 use crate::{
-    api::{appservice_server, server_server},
+    api::{
+        appservice_server,
+        server_server::{self, AllowLoopbackRequests, LogRequestError},
+    },
     services,
     utils::{calculate_hash, debug_slice_truncated},
     Config, Error, PduEvent, Result,
@@ -677,7 +680,12 @@ impl Service {
         debug!("Got permit");
         let response = tokio::time::timeout(
             Duration::from_secs(2 * 60),
-            server_server::send_request(destination, request, true),
+            server_server::send_request(
+                destination,
+                request,
+                LogRequestError::Yes,
+                AllowLoopbackRequests::No,
+            ),
         )
         .await
         .map_err(|_| {
@@ -901,7 +909,8 @@ async fn handle_federation_event(
                 })))
                 .into(),
         },
-        false,
+        LogRequestError::No,
+        AllowLoopbackRequests::No,
     )
     .await?;