diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts
index 398ad54f6a..204c50dea3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/ActivityPubServerService.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export class ActivityPubServerService {
 		}
 
 		const meta = await this.metaService.fetch();
-		if (this.utilityService.isBlockedHost(meta.blockedHosts, keyHost)) {
+		if (this.utilityService.isFederationAllowedHost(keyHost)) {
 			/* blocked instance: refuse (we don't care if the signature is
 				 good, if they even pretend to be from a blocked instance,
 				 they're out) */
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ export class ActivityPubServerService {
 
 		fastify.get<{ Params: { user: string; } }>('/users/:user', { constraints: { apOrHtml: 'ap' } }, async (request, reply) => {
 			if (await this.shouldRefuseGetRequest(request, reply, request.params.user)) return;
-			
+
 			vary(reply.raw, 'Accept');
 
 			const userId = request.params.user;
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ export class ActivityPubServerService {
 
 		fastify.get<{ Params: { user: string; } }>('/@:user', { constraints: { apOrHtml: 'ap' } }, async (request, reply) => {
 			if (await this.shouldRefuseGetRequest(request, reply, request.params.user)) return;
-			
+
 			vary(reply.raw, 'Accept');
 
 			const user = await this.usersRepository.findOneBy({
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search-by-tag.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search-by-tag.ts
index 55ff6771b1..e90fb07a87 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search-by-tag.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search-by-tag.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 			notes = notes.filter(note => {
 				if (note.user?.isSilenced && me && followings && note.userId !== me.id && !followings[note.userId]) return false;
 				if (note.user?.isSuspended) return false;
-				if (this.utilityService.isBlockedHost(meta.blockedHosts, note.userHost)) return false;
+				if (this.utilityService.isFederationAllowedHost(note.userHost)) return false;
 				if (this.utilityService.isSilencedHost(meta.silencedHosts, note.userHost)) return false;
 				return true;
 			});