diff --git a/crates/federate/src/lib.rs b/crates/federate/src/lib.rs
index 6355d40f2..d3876226f 100644
--- a/crates/federate/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/federate/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct SendManager {
   opts: Opts,
   workers: HashMap<InstanceId, CancellableTask>,
   context: FederationConfig<LemmyContext>,
-  stats_sender: UnboundedSender<(String, FederationQueueState)>,
+  stats_sender: UnboundedSender<(InstanceId, FederationQueueState)>,
   exit_print: JoinHandle<()>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/federate/src/stats.rs b/crates/federate/src/stats.rs
index a813684b3..bb6510263 100644
--- a/crates/federate/src/stats.rs
+++ b/crates/federate/src/stats.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 use crate::util::get_latest_activity_id;
 use chrono::Local;
+use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_common::federate_retry_sleep_duration;
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
-  source::federation_queue_state::FederationQueueState,
+  newtypes::InstanceId,
+  source::{federation_queue_state::FederationQueueState, instance::Instance},
   utils::{ActualDbPool, DbPool},
 };
+use lemmy_utils::{error::LemmyResult, CACHE_DURATION_FEDERATION};
+use moka::future::Cache;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, time::Duration};
 use tokio::{sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver, time::interval};
-use tracing::{debug, error, info};
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
 /// every 60s, print the state for every instance. exits if the receiver is done (all senders
 /// dropped)
 pub(crate) async fn receive_print_stats(
   pool: ActualDbPool,
-  mut receiver: UnboundedReceiver<(String, FederationQueueState)>,
+  mut receiver: UnboundedReceiver<(InstanceId, FederationQueueState)>,
 ) {
   let pool = &mut DbPool::Pool(&pool);
   let mut printerval = interval(Duration::from_secs(60));
@@ -21,11 +26,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_print_stats(
   loop {
     tokio::select! {
       ele = receiver.recv() => {
-        let Some((domain, ele)) = ele else {
-          print_stats(pool, &stats).await;
-          return;
-        };
-        stats.insert(domain, ele);
+        match ele {
+          // update stats for instance
+          Some((instance_id, ele)) => {stats.insert(instance_id, ele);},
+          // receiver closed, print stats and exit
+          None => {
+            print_stats(pool, &stats).await;
+            return;
+          }
+        }
       },
       _ = printerval.tick() => {
         print_stats(pool, &stats).await;
@@ -34,19 +43,41 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_print_stats(
   }
 }
 
-async fn print_stats(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, stats: &HashMap<String, FederationQueueState>) {
-  let last_id = get_latest_activity_id(pool).await;
-  let Ok(last_id) = last_id else {
-    error!("could not get last id");
-    return;
-  };
+async fn print_stats(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, stats: &HashMap<InstanceId, FederationQueueState>) {
+  let res = print_stats_with_error(pool, stats).await;
+  if let Err(e) = res {
+    warn!("Failed to print stats: {e}");
+  }
+}
+
+async fn print_stats_with_error(
+  pool: &mut DbPool<'_>,
+  stats: &HashMap<InstanceId, FederationQueueState>,
+) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+  static INSTANCE_CACHE: Lazy<Cache<(), Vec<Instance>>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    Cache::builder()
+      .max_capacity(1)
+      .time_to_live(CACHE_DURATION_FEDERATION)
+      .build()
+  });
+  let instances = INSTANCE_CACHE
+    .try_get_with((), async { Instance::read_all(pool).await })
+    .await?;
+
+  let last_id = get_latest_activity_id(pool).await?;
+
   // it's expected that the values are a bit out of date, everything < SAVE_STATE_EVERY should be
   // considered up to date
   info!("Federation state as of {}:", Local::now().to_rfc3339());
   // todo: more stats (act/sec, avg http req duration)
   let mut ok_count = 0;
   let mut behind_count = 0;
-  for (domain, stat) in stats {
+  for (instance_id, stat) in stats {
+    let domain = &instances
+      .iter()
+      .find(|i| &i.id == instance_id)
+      .ok_or(NotFound)?
+      .domain;
     let behind = last_id.0 - stat.last_successful_id.map(|e| e.0).unwrap_or(0);
     if stat.fail_count > 0 {
       info!(
@@ -62,4 +93,5 @@ async fn print_stats(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, stats: &HashMap<String, FederationQu
     }
   }
   info!("{ok_count} others up to date. {behind_count} instances behind.");
+  Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/federate/src/worker.rs b/crates/federate/src/worker.rs
index 384cbb890..acb43f898 100644
--- a/crates/federate/src/worker.rs
+++ b/crates/federate/src/worker.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InstanceWorker {
   followed_communities: HashMap<CommunityId, HashSet<Url>>,
   stop: CancellationToken,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
-  stats_sender: UnboundedSender<(String, FederationQueueState)>,
+  stats_sender: UnboundedSender<(InstanceId, FederationQueueState)>,
   last_full_communities_fetch: DateTime<Utc>,
   last_incremental_communities_fetch: DateTime<Utc>,
   state: FederationQueueState,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl InstanceWorker {
     instance: Instance,
     context: Data<LemmyContext>,
     stop: CancellationToken,
-    stats_sender: UnboundedSender<(String, FederationQueueState)>,
+    stats_sender: UnboundedSender<(InstanceId, FederationQueueState)>,
   ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let mut pool = context.pool();
     let state = FederationQueueState::load(&mut pool, instance.id).await?;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ impl InstanceWorker {
     FederationQueueState::upsert(&mut self.context.pool(), &self.state).await?;
     self
       .stats_sender
-      .send((self.instance.domain.clone(), self.state.clone()))?;
+      .send((self.instance.id, self.state.clone()))?;
     Ok(())
   }
 }