diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DreamDaemonSettings.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DreamDaemonSettings.cs
index c58642fd95..0da7f22079 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DreamDaemonSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/DreamDaemonSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 
-#nullable disable
-
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Models
 {
 	/// <inheritdoc />
@@ -21,6 +19,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Models
 		/// The parent <see cref="Models.Instance"/>.
 		/// </summary>
 		[Required]
-		public Instance Instance { get; set; }
+		public Instance? Instance { get; set; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/PortAllocator.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/PortAllocator.cs
index 310cfbfe3d..1aa096ab0b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/PortAllocator.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/PortAllocator.cs
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils
 			var ddPorts = await databaseContext
 				.DreamDaemonSettings
 				.AsQueryable()
-				.Where(x => x.Instance.SwarmIdentifer == swarmConfiguration.Identifier)
+				.Where(x => x.Instance!.SwarmIdentifer == swarmConfiguration.Identifier)
 				.Select(x => x.Port)
 				.ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
 
 			var dmPorts = await databaseContext
 				.DreamMakerSettings
 				.AsQueryable()
-				.Where(x => x.Instance.SwarmIdentifer == swarmConfiguration.Identifier)
+				.Where(x => x.Instance!.SwarmIdentifer == swarmConfiguration.Identifier)
 				.Select(x => x.ApiValidationPort)
 				.ToListAsync(cancellationToken);