diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index c7094dc6..41e8c4ba 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb35c340..51477623 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@
         "@json2csv/plainjs": "^7.0.6",
         "@logtape/logtape": "npm:@jsr/logtape__logtape@0.4.2",
         "@lysand-org/client": "^0.2.5",
-        "@lysand-org/federation": "^2.1.9",
+        "@lysand-org/federation": "^2.1.10",
         "@oclif/core": "^4.0.14",
         "@sentry/bun": "^8.20.0",
         "@tufjs/canonical-json": "^2.0.0",
         "altcha-lib": "^0.5.1",
         "blurhash": "^2.0.5",
-        "bullmq": "^5.10.3",
+        "bullmq": "^5.10.4",
         "chalk": "^5.3.0",
         "cli-progress": "^3.12.0",
         "cli-table": "^0.3.11",
diff --git a/packages/database-interface/instance.ts b/packages/database-interface/instance.ts
index 1414f95a..100b9620 100644
--- a/packages/database-interface/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/database-interface/instance.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { getLogger } from "@logtape/logtape";
 import {
     EntityValidator,
     FederationRequester,
+    type ResponseError,
     type ValidationError,
 } from "@lysand-org/federation";
 import type { ServerMetadata } from "@lysand-org/federation/types";
@@ -145,7 +146,9 @@ export class Instance extends BaseInterface<typeof Instances> {
                     // @ts-expect-error Bun extension
                     proxy: config.http.proxy.address,
                 },
-            );
+            ).catch((e) => ({
+                ...(e as ResponseError).response,
+            }));
 
             if (!(ok && raw.headers.get("content-type")?.includes("json"))) {
                 // If the server doesn't have a Lysand well-known endpoint, it's not a Lysand instance
@@ -202,7 +205,13 @@ export class Instance extends BaseInterface<typeof Instances> {
             }>(wellKnownUrl, {
                 // @ts-expect-error Bun extension
                 proxy: config.http.proxy.address,
-            });
+            }).catch((e) => ({
+                ...(
+                    e as ResponseError<{
+                        links: { rel: string; href: string }[];
+                    }>
+                ).response,
+            }));
 
             if (!ok) {
                 logger.error`Failed to fetch ActivityPub metadata for instance ${chalk.bold(
@@ -246,7 +255,19 @@ export class Instance extends BaseInterface<typeof Instances> {
             }>(metadataUrl.href, {
                 // @ts-expect-error Bun extension
                 proxy: config.http.proxy.address,
-            });
+            }).catch((e) => ({
+                ...(
+                    e as ResponseError<{
+                        metadata: {
+                            nodeName?: string;
+                            title?: string;
+                            nodeDescription?: string;
+                            description?: string;
+                        };
+                        software: { version: string };
+                    }>
+                ).response,
+            }));
 
             if (!ok2) {
                 logger.error`Failed to fetch ActivityPub metadata for instance ${chalk.bold(
diff --git a/packages/database-interface/user.ts b/packages/database-interface/user.ts
index f7d04b8d..c94fe972 100644
--- a/packages/database-interface/user.ts
+++ b/packages/database-interface/user.ts
@@ -340,19 +340,13 @@ export class User extends BaseInterface<typeof Users, UserWithRelations> {
         uri: string,
         instance: Instance,
     ): Promise<User> {
-        const {
-            raw: response,
-            data: json,
-            ok,
-        } = await FederationRequester.get<Partial<LysandUser>>(uri, {
+        const { data: json } = await FederationRequester.get<
+            Partial<LysandUser>
+        >(uri, {
             // @ts-expect-error Bun extension
             proxy: config.http.proxy.address,
         });
 
-        if (!ok) {
-            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
-        }
-
         const validator = new EntityValidator();
         const data = await validator.User(json);