diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts
index fa1a41531..a06462dbe 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { sqlLikeEscape } from "@/misc/sql-like-escape.js";
 export const meta = {
 	tags: ["federation"],
 
-	requireCredential: false,
-	requireCredentialPrivateMode: true,
+	requireCredential: true,
 
 	res: {
 		type: "array",