diff --git a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
index 7da9f8c6..515e47e6 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const NavPanel = {
     chat: state => state.chat.channel,
     followRequestCount: state => state.api.followRequests.length,
     privateMode: state => state.instance.private,
-    federating: state => state.instance.federationPolicy.enabled
+    federating: state => state.instance.federationPolicy.enabled || state.instance.federationPolicy.enabled !== false
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js
index e08f7cbe..670d28b4 100644
--- a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js
+++ b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const SideDrawer = {
       return this.$store.state.instance.private
     },
     federating () {
-      return this.$store.state.instance.federationPolicy.enabled
+      return this.$store.state.instance.federationPolicy.enabled || this.$store.state.instance.federationPolicy.enabled !== false
     }
   },
   methods: {