diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/should-block-instance.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/should-block-instance.ts
index 7396983d7..ddd25eeee 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/should-block-instance.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/should-block-instance.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import { Meta } from '@/models/entities/meta.js';
  * Returns whether a specific host (punycoded) should be blocked.
  *
  * @param host punycoded instance host
- * @param meta a Promise contatining the information from the meta table (optional)
+ * @param meta a resolved Meta table
  * @returns whether the given host should be blocked
  */
-
-export async function shouldBlockInstance(host: Instance['host'], meta: Promise<Meta> = fetchMeta()): Promise<boolean> {
-	const { blockedHosts } = await meta;
+export async function shouldBlockInstance(host: Instance['host'], meta?: Meta): Promise<boolean> {
+	const { blockedHosts } = meta ?? await fetchMeta();
 	return blockedHosts.some(blockedHost => host === blockedHost || host.endsWith('.' + blockedHost));
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts
index f5b5c3b73..1772ac878 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const deadThreshold = 7 * DAY;
  */
 export async function skippedInstances(hosts: Array<Instance['host']>): Promise<Array<Instance['host']>> {
 	// Resolve the boolean promises before filtering
-	const meta = fetchMeta();
+	const meta = await fetchMeta();
 	const shouldSkip = await Promise.all(hosts.map(host => shouldBlockInstance(host, meta)));
 	const skipped = hosts.filter((_, i) => shouldSkip[i]);