diff --git a/internal/api/client/instance/instance.go b/internal/api/client/instance/instance.go
index 7fb08f2..a5becf9 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/instance/instance.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/instance/instance.go
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ func New(config *config.Config, processor processing.Processor, log *logrus.Logg
 // Route satisfies the ClientModule interface
 func (m *Module) Route(s router.Router) error {
 	s.AttachHandler(http.MethodGet, InstanceInformationPath, m.InstanceInformationGETHandler)
+	s.AttachHandler(http.MethodPatch, InstanceInformationPath, m.InstanceUpdatePATCHHandler)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/pg/instancestats.go b/internal/db/pg/instancestats.go
index 7bb9630..b57591d 100644
--- a/internal/db/pg/instancestats.go
+++ b/internal/db/pg/instancestats.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (ps *postgresService) GetStatusCountForInstance(domain string) (int, error)
 	} else {
 		// join on the domain of the account
 		q = q.Join("JOIN accounts AS account ON account.id = status.account_id").
-		Where("account.domain = ?", domain)
+			Where("account.domain = ?", domain)
 	}
 
 	return q.Count()
diff --git a/internal/processing/instance.go b/internal/processing/instance.go
index d0e70f0..a9b2fbd 100644
--- a/internal/processing/instance.go
+++ b/internal/processing/instance.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (p *processor) InstancePatch(form *apimodel.InstanceSettingsUpdateRequest)
 			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
 		}
 		// contact account user must be admin or moderator otherwise what's the point of contacting them
-		if !contactUser.Admin || !contactUser.Moderator {
+		if !contactUser.Admin && !contactUser.Moderator {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("user of selected contact account %s is neither admin nor moderator", contactAccount.Username)
 			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
index ab4355c..a5984e0 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ func (c *converter) InstanceToMasto(i *gtsmodel.Instance) (*model.Instance, erro
 		Email:            i.ContactEmail,
 		Version:          i.Version,
 		Stats:            make(map[string]int),
+		ContactAccount:   &model.Account{},
 	}
 
 	// if the requested instance is *this* instance, we can add some extra information
@@ -542,7 +543,18 @@ func (c *converter) InstanceToMasto(i *gtsmodel.Instance) (*model.Instance, erro
 		mi.URLS = &model.InstanceURLs{
 			StreamingAPI: fmt.Sprintf("wss://%s", c.config.Host),
 		}
-	}aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+	}
+
+	// get the instance account if it exists and just skip if it doesn't
+	ia := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+	if err := c.db.GetWhere([]db.Where{{Key: "username", Value: i.Domain}}, ia); err == nil {
+		// instance account exists, get the header for the account if it exists
+		attachment := &gtsmodel.MediaAttachment{}
+		if err := c.db.GetHeaderForAccountID(attachment, ia.ID); err == nil {
+			// header exists, set it on the api model
+			mi.Thumbnail = attachment.URL
+		}
+	}
 
 	// contact account is optional but let's try to get it
 	if i.ContactAccountID != "" {
diff --git a/internal/util/regexes.go b/internal/util/regexes.go
index 416d66e..6ad7b74 100644
--- a/internal/util/regexes.go
+++ b/internal/util/regexes.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	maximumEmailLength          = 256
 	maximumUsernameLength       = 64
 	maximumEmojiShortcodeLength = 30
 	maximumHashtagLength        = 30
diff --git a/web/template/footer.tmpl b/web/template/footer.tmpl
index 19e9cdb..88f4cd8 100644
--- a/web/template/footer.tmpl
+++ b/web/template/footer.tmpl
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 			<a href="https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial">Source Code</a>
 		</div>
 		<div id="contact">
-			Contact: <a href="/{{.instance.ContactAccount}}" class="nounderline">{{.instance.ContactAccount}}</a><br>
-			<!-- <a href="/moderation">Moderation team</a> -->
+			Contact: <a href="{{.instance.ContactAccount.URL}}" class="nounderline">{{.instance.ContactAccount.Username}}</a><br>
+		</div>
+		<div id="email">
+			Email: <a href="mailto:{{.instance.Email}}" class="nounderline">{{.instance.Email}}</a><br>
 		</div>
 	</footer>
 </body>
diff --git a/web/template/index.tmpl b/web/template/index.tmpl
index e898332..ba48e92 100644
--- a/web/template/index.tmpl
+++ b/web/template/index.tmpl
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@
 		federating with  <span class="count">{{.instance.Stats.domain_count}}</span> other instances.</h1>
 
 	<h3>This is the default landing page, you can edit it from <span class="accent">./web/template/index.tmpl</span></h1>
-	<ul>
-		<li>Some explanation about the instance (description) with instance header and profile images.</li>
-		<li>Instructions for registering.</li>
-		<li>Etc.</li>
-	</ul>
+	<p>
+		{{.instance.ShortDescription}}
+	</p>
 </section>
 
 <section class="apps">
 	<p>
-		GoToSocial does not provide it's own frontend, but implements the Mastodon client API.
+		GoToSocial does not provide its own frontend, but implements the Mastodon client API.
 		You can use this server through a variety of clients:
 	</p>
 	<div class="applist">