diff --git a/server/lemmy_utils/src/settings.rs b/server/lemmy_utils/src/settings.rs
index b58d1cebb..55b6cbb32 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_utils/src/settings.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_utils/src/settings.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ impl Settings {
       .map(|d| d.to_string())
       .collect();
 
+    // The defaults.hjson config always returns a [""]
     allowed_instances.retain(|d| !d.eq(""));
 
     allowed_instances
diff --git a/server/src/api/site.rs b/server/src/api/site.rs
index 0866b7904..515c3e5be 100644
--- a/server/src/api/site.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/site.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub struct GetSiteResponse {
   pub online: usize,
   version: String,
   my_user: Option<User_>,
-  allowed_instances: Vec<String>,
+  federated_instances: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<GetSite> {
       online,
       version: version::VERSION.to_string(),
       my_user,
-      allowed_instances: Settings::get().get_allowed_instances(),
+      federated_instances: Settings::get().get_allowed_instances(),
     })
   }
 }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<TransferSite> {
       online: 0,
       version: version::VERSION.to_string(),
       my_user: Some(user),
-      allowed_instances: Settings::get().get_allowed_instances(),
+      federated_instances: Settings::get().get_allowed_instances(),
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx b/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx
index 27970864d..fe50b1e94 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class AdminSettings extends Component<any, AdminSettingsState> {
       banned: [],
       online: null,
       version: null,
-      allowed_instances: null,
+      federated_instances: null,
     },
     siteConfigForm: {
       config_hjson: null,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/instances.tsx b/ui/src/components/instances.tsx
index 48eb69686..ae4e3f13b 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/instances.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/instances.tsx
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ export class Instances extends Component<any, InstancesState> {
           <div>
             <h5>{i18n.t('linked_instances')}</h5>
             {this.state.siteRes &&
-            this.state.siteRes.allowed_instances.length ? (
+            this.state.siteRes.federated_instances.length ? (
               <ul>
-                {this.state.siteRes.allowed_instances.map(i => (
+                {this.state.siteRes.federated_instances.map(i => (
                   <li>
                     <a href={`https://${i}`} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
                       {i}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/main.tsx b/ui/src/components/main.tsx
index f868a7660..246db6746 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/main.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/main.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class Main extends Component<any, MainState> {
       banned: [],
       online: null,
       version: null,
-      allowed_instances: null,
+      federated_instances: null,
     },
     showEditSite: false,
     loading: true,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/navbar.tsx b/ui/src/components/navbar.tsx
index d6b6686df..351d00b8c 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class Navbar extends Component<any, NavbarState> {
       banned: [],
       online: null,
       version: null,
-      allowed_instances: null,
+      federated_instances: null,
     },
     searchParam: '',
     toggleSearch: false,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/post.tsx b/ui/src/components/post.tsx
index 778089fee..06f461f3a 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/post.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/post.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class Post extends Component<any, PostState> {
       },
       online: null,
       version: null,
-      allowed_instances: undefined,
+      federated_instances: undefined,
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/user.tsx b/ui/src/components/user.tsx
index 5cc6ad9fc..d7db0ae2a 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/user.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/user.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class User extends Component<any, UserState> {
       },
       version: undefined,
       my_user: undefined,
-      allowed_instances: undefined,
+      federated_instances: undefined,
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/ui/src/interfaces.ts b/ui/src/interfaces.ts
index 151f13ba6..b449060df 100644
--- a/ui/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/ui/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ export interface GetSiteResponse {
   online: number;
   version: string;
   my_user?: User;
-  allowed_instances: Array<string>;
+  federated_instances: Array<string>;
 }
 
 export interface SiteResponse {