diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
index 4115e0e6b..e5e0a9579 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
@@ -21,20 +21,44 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Module\Api\Mastodon;
 
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Module\Api\ApiResponse;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
 use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\Instance as InstanceEntity;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 /**
  * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/rest/instances/
  */
 class Instance extends BaseApi
 {
+	/** @var Database */
+	private $database;
+
+	/** @var IManageConfigValues */
+	private $config;
+
+	public function __construct(App $app, L10n $l10n, App\BaseURL $baseUrl, App\Arguments $args, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, ApiResponse $response, Database $database, IManageConfigValues $config, array $server, array $parameters = [])
+	{
+		parent::__construct($app, $l10n, $baseUrl, $args, $logger, $profiler, $response, $server, $parameters);
+
+		$this->database = $database;
+		$this->config = $config;
+	}
+
 	/**
+	 * @param array $request
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException
+	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
 	protected function rawContent(array $request = [])
 	{
-		System::jsonExit(InstanceEntity::get());
+		System::jsonExit(new InstanceEntity($this->config, $this->baseUrl, $this->database));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
index 70184c313..0ae96c972 100644
--- a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Instance.php
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon;
 
+use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
 use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\Register;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 
 /**
  * Class Instance
@@ -68,43 +72,39 @@ class Instance extends BaseDataTransferObject
 	protected $rules = [];
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates an instance record
-	 *
-	 * @return Instance
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @param IManageConfigValues $config
+	 * @param BaseURL             $baseUrl
+	 * @param Database            $database
+	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @throws HTTPException\NotFoundException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	public static function get()
+	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config, BaseURL $baseUrl, Database $database)
 	{
-		$register_policy = intval(DI::config()->get('config', 'register_policy'));
+		$register_policy = intval($config->get('config', 'register_policy'));
 
-		$baseUrl = DI::baseUrl();
+		$this->uri               = $baseUrl->get();
+		$this->title             = $config->get('config', 'sitename');
+		$this->short_description = $this->description = $config->get('config', 'info');
+		$this->email             = $config->get('config', 'admin_email');
+		$this->version           = '2.8.0 (compatible; Friendica ' . FRIENDICA_VERSION . ')';
+		$this->urls              = null; // Not supported
+		$this->stats             = new Stats($config, $database);
+		$this->thumbnail         = $baseUrl->get() . ($config->get('system', 'shortcut_icon') ?? 'images/friendica-32.png');
+		$this->languages         = [$config->get('system', 'language')];
+		$this->max_toot_chars    = (int)$config->get('config', 'api_import_size', $config->get('config', 'max_import_size'));
+		$this->registrations     = ($register_policy != Register::CLOSED);
+		$this->approval_required = ($register_policy == Register::APPROVE);
+		$this->invites_enabled   = false;
+		$this->contact_account   = [];
 
-		$instance = new Instance();
-		$instance->uri = $baseUrl->get();
-		$instance->title = DI::config()->get('config', 'sitename');
-		$instance->short_description = $instance->description = DI::config()->get('config', 'info');
-		$instance->email = DI::config()->get('config', 'admin_email');
-		$instance->version = FRIENDICA_VERSION;
-		$instance->urls = null; // Not supported
-		$instance->stats = Stats::get();
-		$instance->thumbnail = $baseUrl->get() . (DI::config()->get('system', 'shortcut_icon') ?? 'images/friendica-32.png');
-		$instance->languages = [DI::config()->get('system', 'language')];
-		$instance->max_toot_chars = (int)DI::config()->get('config', 'api_import_size', DI::config()->get('config', 'max_import_size'));
-		$instance->registrations = ($register_policy != Register::CLOSED);
-		$instance->approval_required = ($register_policy == Register::APPROVE);
-		$instance->invites_enabled = false;
-		$instance->contact_account = [];
-
-		if (!empty(DI::config()->get('config', 'admin_email'))) {
-			$adminList = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', DI::config()->get('config', 'admin_email')));
+		if (!empty($config->get('config', 'admin_email'))) {
+			$adminList = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $config->get('config', 'admin_email')));
 			$administrator = User::getByEmail($adminList[0], ['nickname']);
 			if (!empty($administrator)) {
-				$adminContact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', ['id'], ['nick' => $administrator['nickname'], 'self' => true]);
-				$instance->contact_account = DI::mstdnAccount()->createFromContactId($adminContact['id']);
+				$adminContact = $database->selectFirst('contact', ['id'], ['nick' => $administrator['nickname'], 'self' => true]);
+				$this->contact_account = DI::mstdnAccount()->createFromContactId($adminContact['id']);
 			}
 		}
-
-		return $instance;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Stats.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Stats.php
index 5061c5729..40a55c6d7 100644
--- a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Stats.php
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/Stats.php
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon;
 
 use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 
@@ -40,19 +42,12 @@ class Stats extends BaseDataTransferObject
 	/** @var int */
 	protected $domain_count = 0;
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a stats record
-	 *
-	 * @return Stats
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
-	 */
-	public static function get() {
-		$stats = new Stats();
-		if (!empty(DI::config()->get('system', 'nodeinfo'))) {
-			$stats->user_count = intval(DI::config()->get('nodeinfo', 'total_users'));
-			$stats->status_count = DI::config()->get('nodeinfo', 'local_posts') + DI::config()->get('nodeinfo', 'local_comments');
-			$stats->domain_count = DBA::count('gserver', ["`network` in (?, ?) AND NOT `failed`", Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB]);
+	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config, Database $database)
+	{
+		if (!empty($config->get('system', 'nodeinfo'))) {
+			$this->user_count   = intval($config->get('nodeinfo', 'total_users'));
+			$this->status_count = $config->get('nodeinfo', 'local_posts') + $config->get('nodeinfo', 'local_comments');
+			$this->domain_count = $database->count('gserver', ["`network` in (?, ?) AND NOT `failed`", Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB]);
 		}
-		return $stats;
 	}
 }