diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
index 6e3754203133db56afd44485f45f721ecf61adda..d1533b62d626d5451cc775646d0bbc9f9f0c33a9 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def repr_instance_actor():
             {},
         ],
         'id': utils.full_url(reverse('federation:instance-actor')),
-        'type': 'Service',
+        'type': 'Person',
         'inbox': utils.full_url(reverse('federation:instance-inbox')),
         'outbox': utils.full_url(reverse('federation:instance-outbox')),
         'preferredUsername': 'service',
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py b/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py
index 68672e6b404977bcac18603960605691e87874d7..18b8525f281c3cbea6387bdd4a7336fd2b0d0b6b 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_repr_instance_actor(db, preferences, settings):
             {},
         ],
         'id': actor_url,
-        'type': 'Service',
+        'type': 'Person',
         'preferredUsername': 'service',
         'name': 'Service Bot - test.federation',
         'summary': 'Bot account for federating with test.federation',