diff --git a/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift b/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
index 0fcf8a85..a43cd3d0 100644
--- a/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import Pachyderm
+import Combine
 
 class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
 
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
     @Published private(set) var nodeInfo: NodeInfo!
     @Published private(set) var instanceFeatures = InstanceFeatures()
     @Published private(set) var lists: [List] = []
-    private(set) var customEmojis: [Emoji]?
+    @Published private(set) var customEmojis: [Emoji]?
+    
+    private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
     
     private var pendingOwnInstanceRequestCallbacks = [(Result<Instance, Client.Error>) -> Void]()
     private var ownInstanceRequest: URLSessionTask?
@@ -61,6 +64,20 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
         self.accountInfo = nil
         self.client = Client(baseURL: instanceURL, session: .appDefault)
         self.transient = transient
+        
+        $instance
+            .combineLatest($nodeInfo)
+            .compactMap { (instance, nodeInfo) in
+                if let instance {
+                    return (instance, nodeInfo)
+                } else {
+                    return nil
+                }
+            }
+            .sink { [unowned self] (instance, nodeInfo) in
+                self.instanceFeatures.update(instance: instance, nodeInfo: nodeInfo)
+            }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
     }
     
     @discardableResult
@@ -230,7 +247,6 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
                         DispatchQueue.main.async {
                             self.ownInstanceRequest = nil
                             self.instance = instance
-                            self.instanceFeatures.update(instance: instance, nodeInfo: self.nodeInfo)
                             
                             for completion in self.pendingOwnInstanceRequestCallbacks {
                                 completion(.success(instance))
@@ -248,9 +264,6 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
                     case let .success(nodeInfo, _):
                         DispatchQueue.main.async {
                             self.nodeInfo = nodeInfo
-                            if let instance = self.instance {
-                                self.instanceFeatures.update(instance: instance, nodeInfo: nodeInfo)
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }