diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
index 60355e39e..7ffc62d7f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { request } from '@/remote/activitypub/request.js';
 import { registerOrFetchInstanceDoc } from '@/services/register-or-fetch-instance-doc.js';
 import Logger from '@/services/logger.js';
 import { Instances } from '@/models/index.js';
-import { apRequestChart, federationChart, instanceChart } from '@/services/chart/index.js';
 import { fetchInstanceMetadata } from '@/services/fetch-instance-metadata.js';
 import { toPuny } from '@/misc/convert-host.js';
 import { StatusError } from '@/misc/fetch.js';
@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@ export default async (job: Bull.Job<DeliverJobData>) => {
 			});
 
 			fetchInstanceMetadata(i);
-
-			instanceChart.requestSent(i.host, true);
-			apRequestChart.deliverSucc();
-			federationChart.deliverd(i.host, true);
 		});
 
 		return 'Success';
@@ -53,10 +48,6 @@ export default async (job: Bull.Job<DeliverJobData>) => {
 				latestStatus: res instanceof StatusError ? res.statusCode : null,
 				isNotResponding: true,
 			});
-
-			instanceChart.requestSent(i.host, false);
-			apRequestChart.deliverFail();
-			federationChart.deliverd(i.host, false);
 		});
 
 		if (res instanceof StatusError) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
index 233bc025f..cd70da69f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ import { getUserKeypair } from '@/misc/keypair-store.js';
 import { User } from '@/models/entities/user.js';
 import { getResponse } from '@/misc/fetch.js';
 import { createSignedPost, createSignedGet } from './ap-request.js';
+import { apRequestChart, federationChart, instanceChart } from '@/services/chart/index.js';
 
+/**
+ * Post an activity to an inbox. Automatically updates the statistics
+ * on succeeded or failed delivery attempts.
+ *
+ * @param user http-signature user
+ * @param url The URL of the inbox.
+ * @param object The Activity or other object to be posted to the inbox.
+ */
 export async function request(user: { id: User['id'] }, url: string, object: any): Promise<void> {
 	const body = JSON.stringify(object);
 
@@ -22,14 +31,28 @@ export async function request(user: { id: User['id'] }, url: string, object: any
 		},
 	});
 
-	await getResponse({
-		url,
-		method: req.request.method,
-		headers: req.request.headers,
-		body,
-		// don't allow redirects on the inbox
-		redirect: 'error',
-	});
+	const { host } = new URL(url);
+
+	try {
+		await getResponse({
+			url,
+			method: req.request.method,
+			headers: req.request.headers,
+			body,
+			// don't allow redirects on the inbox
+			redirect: 'error',
+		});
+
+		instanceChart.requestSent(host, true);
+		apRequestChart.deliverSucc();
+		federationChart.deliverd(host, true);
+	} catch (err) {
+		instanceChart.requestSent(host, false);
+		apRequestChart.deliverFail();
+		federationChart.deliverd(host, false);
+
+		throw err;
+	}
 }
 
 /**