diff --git a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Account.swift b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Account.swift
index 646254b8..baf2d1e7 100644
--- a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Account.swift
+++ b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Account.swift
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ public final class Account: AccountProtocol, Decodable, Sendable {
         self.displayName = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .displayName)
         self.locked = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .locked)
         self.createdAt = try container.decode(Date.self, forKey: .createdAt)
-        self.followersCount = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .followersCount)
-        self.followingCount = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .followingCount)
+        // some instance types (pixelfed, firefish) seem to sometimes send null for these fields, so just fallback to 0
+        self.followersCount = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .followersCount) ?? 0
+        self.followingCount = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .followingCount) ?? 0
         self.statusesCount = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .statusesCount)
         self.note = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .note)
         self.url = try container.decode(URL.self, forKey: .url)