diff --git a/app/activitypub/util.py b/app/activitypub/util.py
index 8ba6bb77..461d8077 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/util.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/util.py
@@ -936,6 +936,11 @@ def refresh_instance_profile_task(instance_id: int):
                                     InstanceRole.instance_id == instance.id,
                                     InstanceRole.role == 'admin').delete()
                                 db.session.commit()
+        elif instance_data.status_code == 406:  # Mastodon does this
+            instance.software = 'Mastodon'
+            instance.inbox = f"https://{instance.domain}/inbox"
+            instance.updated_at = utcnow()
+            db.session.commit()
 
 
 # alter the effect of upvotes based on their instance. Default to 1.0
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 341e8fe3..6f0fa361 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ date > updated.txt
 sudo systemctl stop celery.service
 git pull
 source venv/bin/activate
+export FLASK_APP=pyfedi.py
 flask db upgrade
 pybabel compile -d app/translations
 sudo systemctl start celery.service