diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/webhooks/social_inbox_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/webhooks/social_inbox_controller.rb
index bdf359d2..7b17c47b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/webhooks/social_inbox_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/webhooks/social_inbox_controller.rb
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ module Api
             unless a.instance
               a.instance = ::ActivityPub::Instance.find_or_create_by(hostname: URI.parse(a.uri).hostname)
 
-              site.instance_moderations.find_or_create_by(instance: a.instance)
-
               ::ActivityPub::InstanceFetchJob.perform_later(site: site, instance: a.instance)
             end
 
+            site.instance_moderations.find_or_create_by(instance: a.instance)
+
             a.save!
 
             site.actor_moderations.find_or_create_by(actor: a)