diff --git a/internal/cache/account.go b/internal/cache/account.go
index 7e23c3194..12675b6b9 100644
--- a/internal/cache/account.go
+++ b/internal/cache/account.go
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func (c *AccountCache) Put(account *gtsmodel.Account) {
 	c.cache.Set(account.ID, copyAccount(account))
 }
 
+// Invalidate removes (invalidates) one account from the cache by its ID.
+func (c *AccountCache) Invalidate(id string) {
+	c.cache.Invalidate(id)
+}
+
 // copyAccount performs a surface-level copy of account, only keeping attached IDs intact, not the objects.
 // due to all the data being copied being 99% primitive types or strings (which are immutable and passed by ptr)
 // this should be a relatively cheap process
diff --git a/internal/db/account.go b/internal/db/account.go
index 351d6d01c..ae5eea7c6 100644
--- a/internal/db/account.go
+++ b/internal/db/account.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ type Account interface {
 	// UpdateAccount updates one account by ID.
 	UpdateAccount(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account) (*gtsmodel.Account, Error)
 
+	// DeleteAccount deletes one account from the database by its ID.
+	// DO NOT USE THIS WHEN SUSPENDING ACCOUNTS! In that case you should mark the
+	// account as suspended instead, rather than deleting from the db entirely.
+	DeleteAccount(ctx context.Context, id string) Error
+
 	// GetAccountCustomCSSByUsername returns the custom css of an account on this instance with the given username.
 	GetAccountCustomCSSByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (string, Error)
 
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/account.go b/internal/db/bundb/account.go
index 074804690..7ed443f61 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/account.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/account.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package bundb
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Ac
 			return a.cache.GetByID(id)
 		},
 		func(account *gtsmodel.Account) error {
-			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("account.id = ?", id).Scan(ctx)
+			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.id"), id).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByURI(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*gtsmodel.
 			return a.cache.GetByURI(uri)
 		},
 		func(account *gtsmodel.Account) error {
-			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("account.uri = ?", uri).Scan(ctx)
+			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.uri"), uri).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByURL(ctx context.Context, url string) (*gtsmodel.
 			return a.cache.GetByURL(url)
 		},
 		func(account *gtsmodel.Account) error {
-			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("account.url = ?", url).Scan(ctx)
+			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.url"), url).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -95,11 +94,11 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByUsernameDomain(ctx context.Context, username str
 			q := a.newAccountQ(account)
 
 			if domain != "" {
-				q = q.Where("account.username = ?", username)
-				q = q.Where("account.domain = ?", domain)
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), username)
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.domain"), domain)
 			} else {
-				q = q.Where("account.username = ?", strings.ToLower(username))
-				q = q.Where("account.domain IS NULL")
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), strings.ToLower(username))
+				q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("account.domain"))
 			}
 
 			return q.Scan(ctx)
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByPubkeyID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmo
 			return a.cache.GetByPubkeyID(id)
 		},
 		func(account *gtsmodel.Account) error {
-			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("account.public_key_uri = ?", id).Scan(ctx)
+			return a.newAccountQ(account).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.public_key_uri"), id).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -170,8 +169,8 @@ func (a *accountDB) UpdateAccount(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account
 		// create links between this account and any emojis it uses
 		// first clear out any old emoji links
 		if _, err := tx.NewDelete().
-			Model(&[]*gtsmodel.AccountToEmoji{}).
-			Where("account_id = ?", account.ID).
+			TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("account_to_emojis"), bun.Ident("account_to_emoji")).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account_to_emoji.account_id"), account.ID).
 			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -197,6 +196,32 @@ func (a *accountDB) UpdateAccount(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account
 	return account, nil
 }
 
+func (a *accountDB) DeleteAccount(ctx context.Context, id string) db.Error {
+	if err := a.conn.RunInTx(ctx, func(tx bun.Tx) error {
+		// clear out any emoji links
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewDelete().
+			TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("account_to_emojis"), bun.Ident("account_to_emoji")).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account_to_emoji.account_id"), id).
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// delete the account
+		_, err := tx.
+			NewUpdate().
+			Model(&gtsmodel.Account{ID: id}).
+			WherePK().
+			Exec(ctx)
+		return err
+	}); err != nil {
+		return a.conn.ProcessError(err)
+	}
+
+	a.cache.Invalidate(id)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (a *accountDB) GetInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
 	account := new(gtsmodel.Account)
 
@@ -204,11 +229,11 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*gts
 
 	if domain != "" {
 		q = q.
-			Where("account.username = ?", domain).
-			Where("account.domain = ?", domain)
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), domain).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.domain"), domain)
 	} else {
 		q = q.
-			Where("account.username = ?", config.GetHost()).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), config.GetHost()).
 			WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("domain"))
 	}
 
@@ -224,10 +249,10 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountLastPosted(ctx context.Context, accountID string)
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(status).
-		Order("id DESC").
-		Limit(1).
-		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
-		Column("created_at")
+		Column("status.created_at").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.account_id"), accountID).
+		Order("status.id DESC").
+		Limit(1)
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return time.Time{}, a.conn.ProcessError(err)
@@ -240,12 +265,12 @@ func (a *accountDB) SetAccountHeaderOrAvatar(ctx context.Context, mediaAttachmen
 		return errors.New("one media attachment cannot be both header and avatar")
 	}
 
-	var headerOrAVI string
+	var column bun.Ident
 	switch {
 	case *mediaAttachment.Avatar:
-		headerOrAVI = "avatar"
+		column = bun.Ident("account.avatar_media_attachment_id")
 	case *mediaAttachment.Header:
-		headerOrAVI = "header"
+		column = bun.Ident("account.header_media_attachment_id")
 	default:
 		return errors.New("given media attachment was neither a header nor an avatar")
 	}
@@ -257,11 +282,12 @@ func (a *accountDB) SetAccountHeaderOrAvatar(ctx context.Context, mediaAttachmen
 		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
 		return a.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
+
 	if _, err := a.conn.
 		NewUpdate().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Account{}).
-		Set(fmt.Sprintf("%s_media_attachment_id = ?", headerOrAVI), mediaAttachment.ID).
-		Where("id = ?", accountID).
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account")).
+		Set("? = ?", column, mediaAttachment.ID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.id"), accountID).
 		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
 		return a.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
@@ -284,7 +310,7 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountFaves(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*g
 	if err := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(faves).
-		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status_fave.account_id"), accountID).
 		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, a.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
@@ -295,8 +321,8 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountFaves(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*g
 func (a *accountDB) CountAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (int, db.Error) {
 	return a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("statuses"), bun.Ident("status")).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.account_id"), accountID).
 		Count(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -305,12 +331,12 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string, li
 
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Table("statuses").
-		Column("id").
-		Order("id DESC")
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).
+		Column("status.id").
+		Order("status.id DESC")
 
 	if accountID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.account_id"), accountID)
 	}
 
 	if limit != 0 {
@@ -321,27 +347,27 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string, li
 		// include self-replies (threads)
 		whereGroup := func(*bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
 			return q.
-				WhereOr("in_reply_to_account_id = ?", accountID).
-				WhereGroup(" OR ", whereEmptyOrNull("in_reply_to_uri"))
+				WhereOr("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.in_reply_to_account_id"), accountID).
+				WhereGroup(" OR ", whereEmptyOrNull("status.in_reply_to_uri"))
 		}
 
 		q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", whereGroup)
 	}
 
 	if excludeReblogs {
-		q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("boost_of_id"))
+		q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("status.boost_of_id"))
 	}
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("status.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
 	if minID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("id > ?", minID)
+		q = q.Where("? > ?", bun.Ident("status.id"), minID)
 	}
 
 	if pinnedOnly {
-		q = q.Where("pinned = ?", true)
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.pinned"), true)
 	}
 
 	if mediaOnly {
@@ -352,15 +378,15 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string, li
 			switch a.conn.Dialect().Name() {
 			case dialect.PG:
 				return q.
-					Where("? IS NOT NULL", bun.Ident("attachments")).
-					Where("? != '{}'", bun.Ident("attachments"))
+					Where("? IS NOT NULL", bun.Ident("status.attachments")).
+					Where("? != '{}'", bun.Ident("status.attachments"))
 			case dialect.SQLite:
 				return q.
-					Where("? IS NOT NULL", bun.Ident("attachments")).
-					Where("? != ''", bun.Ident("attachments")).
-					Where("? != 'null'", bun.Ident("attachments")).
-					Where("? != '{}'", bun.Ident("attachments")).
-					Where("? != '[]'", bun.Ident("attachments"))
+					Where("? IS NOT NULL", bun.Ident("status.attachments")).
+					Where("? != ''", bun.Ident("status.attachments")).
+					Where("? != 'null'", bun.Ident("status.attachments")).
+					Where("? != '{}'", bun.Ident("status.attachments")).
+					Where("? != '[]'", bun.Ident("status.attachments"))
 			default:
 				log.Panic("db dialect was neither pg nor sqlite")
 				return q
@@ -369,7 +395,7 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string, li
 	}
 
 	if publicOnly {
-		q = q.Where("visibility = ?", gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic)
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.visibility"), gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic)
 	}
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx, &statusIDs); err != nil {
@@ -384,19 +410,19 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountWebStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string,
 
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Table("statuses").
-		Column("id").
-		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
-		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("in_reply_to_uri")).
-		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("boost_of_id")).
-		Where("visibility = ?", gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic).
-		Where("federated = ?", true)
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).
+		Column("status.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.account_id"), accountID).
+		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("status.in_reply_to_uri")).
+		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("status.boost_of_id")).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.visibility"), gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.federated"), true)
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("status.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
-	q = q.Limit(limit).Order("id DESC")
+	q = q.Limit(limit).Order("status.id DESC")
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx, &statusIDs); err != nil {
 		return nil, a.conn.ProcessError(err)
@@ -411,16 +437,16 @@ func (a *accountDB) GetAccountBlocks(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxI
 	fq := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(&blocks).
-		Where("block.account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), accountID).
 		Relation("TargetAccount").
 		Order("block.id DESC")
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		fq = fq.Where("block.id < ?", maxID)
+		fq = fq.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("block.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
 	if sinceID != "" {
-		fq = fq.Where("block.id > ?", sinceID)
+		fq = fq.Where("? > ?", bun.Ident("block.id"), sinceID)
 	}
 
 	if limit > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/admin.go b/internal/db/bundb/admin.go
index 9fa78eca0..47551ec08 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/admin.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/admin.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/rsa"
-	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/mail"
@@ -37,21 +36,26 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/uris"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
+// generate RSA keys of this length
+const rsaKeyBits = 2048
+
 type adminDB struct {
-	conn      *DBConn
-	userCache *cache.UserCache
+	conn         *DBConn
+	userCache    *cache.UserCache
+	accountCache *cache.AccountCache
 }
 
 func (a *adminDB) IsUsernameAvailable(ctx context.Context, username string) (bool, db.Error) {
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Account{}).
-		Where("username = ?", username).
-		Where("domain = ?", nil)
-
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account")).
+		Column("account.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), username).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("account.domain"))
 	return a.conn.NotExists(ctx, q)
 }
 
@@ -64,29 +68,31 @@ func (a *adminDB) IsEmailAvailable(ctx context.Context, email string) (bool, db.
 	domain := strings.Split(m.Address, "@")[1] // domain will always be the second part after @
 
 	// check if the email domain is blocked
-	if err := a.conn.
+	emailDomainBlockedQ := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.EmailDomainBlock{}).
-		Where("domain = ?", domain).
-		Scan(ctx); err == nil {
-		// fail because we found something
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("email_domain_blocks"), bun.Ident("email_domain_block")).
+		Column("email_domain_block.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("email_domain_block.domain"), domain)
+	emailDomainBlocked, err := a.conn.Exists(ctx, emailDomainBlockedQ)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if emailDomainBlocked {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("email domain %s is blocked", domain)
-	} else if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return false, a.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
 
 	// check if this email is associated with a user already
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.User{}).
-		Where("email = ?", email).
-		WhereOr("unconfirmed_email = ?", email)
-
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account")).
+		Column("user.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("user.email"), email).
+		WhereOr("? = ?", bun.Ident("user.unconfirmed_email"), email)
 	return a.conn.NotExists(ctx, q)
 }
 
 func (a *adminDB) NewSignup(ctx context.Context, username string, reason string, requireApproval bool, email string, password string, signUpIP net.IP, locale string, appID string, emailVerified bool, admin bool) (*gtsmodel.User, db.Error) {
-	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, rsaKeyBits)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("error creating new rsa key: %s", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -94,13 +100,20 @@ func (a *adminDB) NewSignup(ctx context.Context, username string, reason string,
 
 	// if something went wrong while creating a user, we might already have an account, so check here first...
 	acct := &gtsmodel.Account{}
-	q := a.conn.NewSelect().
+	if err := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
 		Model(acct).
-		Where("username = ?", username).
-		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("domain"))
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), username).
+		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("account.domain")).
+		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		err = a.conn.ProcessError(err)
+		if err != db.ErrNoEntries {
+			log.Errorf("error checking for existing account: %s", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
-		// we just don't have an account yet so create one before we proceed
+		// if we have db.ErrNoEntries, we just don't have an
+		// account yet so create one before we proceed
 		accountURIs := uris.GenerateURIsForAccount(username)
 		accountID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -126,14 +139,19 @@ func (a *adminDB) NewSignup(ctx context.Context, username string, reason string,
 			FeaturedCollectionURI: accountURIs.CollectionURI,
 		}
 
+		// insert the new account!
 		if _, err = a.conn.
 			NewInsert().
 			Model(acct).
 			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
 			return nil, a.conn.ProcessError(err)
 		}
+		a.accountCache.Put(acct)
 	}
 
+	// we either created or already had an account by now,
+	// so proceed with creating a user for that account
+
 	pw, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error hashing password: %s", err)
@@ -171,6 +189,7 @@ func (a *adminDB) NewSignup(ctx context.Context, username string, reason string,
 		u.Moderator = &moderator
 	}
 
+	// insert the user!
 	if _, err = a.conn.
 		NewInsert().
 		Model(u).
@@ -187,9 +206,10 @@ func (a *adminDB) CreateInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
 
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Account{}).
-		Where("username = ?", username).
-		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("domain"))
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account")).
+		Column("account.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), username).
+		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("account.domain"))
 
 	exists, err := a.conn.Exists(ctx, q)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -200,7 +220,7 @@ func (a *adminDB) CreateInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, rsaKeyBits)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("error creating new rsa key: %s", err)
 		return err
@@ -237,6 +257,7 @@ func (a *adminDB) CreateInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
 		return a.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
 
+	a.accountCache.Put(acct)
 	log.Infof("instance account %s CREATED with id %s", username, acct.ID)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -248,8 +269,9 @@ func (a *adminDB) CreateInstanceInstance(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
 	// check if instance entry already exists
 	q := a.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Instance{}).
-		Where("domain = ?", host)
+		Column("instance.id").
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("instances"), bun.Ident("instance")).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("instance.domain"), host)
 
 	exists, err := a.conn.Exists(ctx, q)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/admin_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/admin_test.go
index 22041087a..60c450d23 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/admin_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/admin_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	gtsmodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20211113114307_init"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
 )
 
@@ -30,6 +31,44 @@ type AdminTestSuite struct {
 	BunDBStandardTestSuite
 }
 
+func (suite *AdminTestSuite) TestIsUsernameAvailableNo() {
+	available, err := suite.db.IsUsernameAvailable(context.Background(), "the_mighty_zork")
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.False(available)
+}
+
+func (suite *AdminTestSuite) TestIsUsernameAvailableYes() {
+	available, err := suite.db.IsUsernameAvailable(context.Background(), "someone_completely_different")
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(available)
+}
+
+func (suite *AdminTestSuite) TestIsEmailAvailableNo() {
+	available, err := suite.db.IsEmailAvailable(context.Background(), "zork@example.org")
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.False(available)
+}
+
+func (suite *AdminTestSuite) TestIsEmailAvailableYes() {
+	available, err := suite.db.IsEmailAvailable(context.Background(), "someone@somewhere.com")
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(available)
+}
+
+func (suite *AdminTestSuite) TestIsEmailAvailableDomainBlocked() {
+	if err := suite.db.Put(context.Background(), &gtsmodel.EmailDomainBlock{
+		ID: "01GEEV2R2YC5GRSN96761YJE47",
+		Domain: "somewhere.com",
+		CreatedByAccountID: suite.testAccounts["admin_account"].ID,
+	}); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	available, err := suite.db.IsEmailAvailable(context.Background(), "someone@somewhere.com")
+	suite.EqualError(err, "email domain somewhere.com is blocked")
+	suite.False(available)
+}
+
 func (suite *AdminTestSuite) TestCreateInstanceAccount() {
 	// we need to take an empty db for this...
 	testrig.StandardDBTeardown(suite.db)
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/basic.go b/internal/db/bundb/basic.go
index cd80c9330..722bb0e3c 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/basic.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/basic.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (b *basicDB) UpdateWhere(ctx context.Context, where []db.Where, key string,
 
 	updateWhere(q, where)
 
-	q = q.Set("? = ?", bun.Safe(key), value)
+	q = q.Set("? = ?", bun.Ident(key), value)
 
 	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
 	return b.conn.ProcessError(err)
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go b/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go
index 70a44d4c1..02522e6f7 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go
@@ -159,17 +159,11 @@ func NewBunDBService(ctx context.Context) (db.DB, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("db migration error: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create DB structs that require ptrs to each other
-	accounts := &accountDB{conn: conn, cache: cache.NewAccountCache()}
-	status := &statusDB{conn: conn, cache: cache.NewStatusCache()}
-	emoji := &emojiDB{conn: conn, cache: cache.NewEmojiCache()}
-	timeline := &timelineDB{conn: conn}
-
-	// Setup DB cross-referencing
-	accounts.status = status
-	status.accounts = accounts
-	timeline.status = status
+	// Prepare caches required by more than one struct
+	userCache := cache.NewUserCache()
+	accountCache := cache.NewAccountCache()
 
+	// Prepare other caches
 	// Prepare mentions cache
 	// TODO: move into internal/cache
 	mentionCache := grufcache.New[string, *gtsmodel.Mention]()
@@ -182,22 +176,30 @@ func NewBunDBService(ctx context.Context) (db.DB, error) {
 	notifCache.SetTTL(time.Minute*5, false)
 	notifCache.Start(time.Second * 10)
 
-	// Prepare other caches
-	blockCache := cache.NewDomainBlockCache()
-	userCache := cache.NewUserCache()
+	// Create DB structs that require ptrs to each other
+	accounts := &accountDB{conn: conn, cache: accountCache}
+	status := &statusDB{conn: conn, cache: cache.NewStatusCache()}
+	emoji := &emojiDB{conn: conn, cache: cache.NewEmojiCache()}
+	timeline := &timelineDB{conn: conn}
+
+	// Setup DB cross-referencing
+	accounts.status = status
+	status.accounts = accounts
+	timeline.status = status
 
 	ps := &DBService{
 		Account: accounts,
 		Admin: &adminDB{
-			conn:      conn,
-			userCache: userCache,
+			conn:         conn,
+			userCache:    userCache,
+			accountCache: accountCache,
 		},
 		Basic: &basicDB{
 			conn: conn,
 		},
 		Domain: &domainDB{
 			conn:  conn,
-			cache: blockCache,
+			cache: cache.NewDomainBlockCache(),
 		},
 		Emoji: emoji,
 		Instance: &instanceDB{
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go
index 581573056..2af6cf122 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type BunDBStandardTestSuite struct {
 	testStatuses     map[string]*gtsmodel.Status
 	testTags         map[string]*gtsmodel.Tag
 	testMentions     map[string]*gtsmodel.Mention
+	testFollows      map[string]*gtsmodel.Follow
 }
 
 func (suite *BunDBStandardTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func (suite *BunDBStandardTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	suite.testStatuses = testrig.NewTestStatuses()
 	suite.testTags = testrig.NewTestTags()
 	suite.testMentions = testrig.NewTestMentions()
+	suite.testFollows = testrig.NewTestFollows()
 }
 
 func (suite *BunDBStandardTestSuite) SetupTest() {
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/domain.go b/internal/db/bundb/domain.go
index 5d262c676..bcfdc4d10 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/domain.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/domain.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
 	"golang.org/x/net/idna"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (d *domainDB) GetDomainBlock(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*gtsmodel
 	q := d.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(block).
-		Where("domain = ?", domain).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("domain_block.domain"), domain).
 		Limit(1)
 
 	// Query database for domain block
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (d *domainDB) DeleteDomainBlock(ctx context.Context, domain string) db.Erro
 	// Attempt to delete domain block
 	if _, err := d.conn.NewDelete().
 		Model((*gtsmodel.DomainBlock)(nil)).
-		Where("domain = ?", domain).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("domain_block.domain"), domain).
 		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
 		return d.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/emoji.go b/internal/db/bundb/emoji.go
index 758da0feb..e781e2f00 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/emoji.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/emoji.go
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ func (e *emojiDB) GetCustomEmojis(ctx context.Context) ([]*gtsmodel.Emoji, db.Er
 
 	q := e.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Table("emojis").
-		Column("id").
-		Where("visible_in_picker = true").
-		Where("disabled = false").
-		Where("domain IS NULL").
-		Order("shortcode ASC")
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("emojis"), bun.Ident("emoji")).
+		Column("emoji.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.visible_in_picker"), true).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.disabled"), false).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("emoji.domain")).
+		Order("emoji.shortcode ASC")
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx, &emojiIDs); err != nil {
 		return nil, e.conn.ProcessError(err)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (e *emojiDB) GetEmojiByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Emoji,
 			return e.cache.GetByID(id)
 		},
 		func(emoji *gtsmodel.Emoji) error {
-			return e.newEmojiQ(emoji).Where("emoji.id = ?", id).Scan(ctx)
+			return e.newEmojiQ(emoji).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.id"), id).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (e *emojiDB) GetEmojiByURI(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*gtsmodel.Emoj
 			return e.cache.GetByURI(uri)
 		},
 		func(emoji *gtsmodel.Emoji) error {
-			return e.newEmojiQ(emoji).Where("emoji.uri = ?", uri).Scan(ctx)
+			return e.newEmojiQ(emoji).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.uri"), uri).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ func (e *emojiDB) GetEmojiByShortcodeDomain(ctx context.Context, shortcode strin
 			q := e.newEmojiQ(emoji)
 
 			if domain != "" {
-				q = q.Where("emoji.shortcode = ?", shortcode)
-				q = q.Where("emoji.domain = ?", domain)
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.shortcode"), shortcode)
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.domain"), domain)
 			} else {
-				q = q.Where("emoji.shortcode = ?", strings.ToLower(shortcode))
-				q = q.Where("emoji.domain IS NULL")
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("emoji.shortcode"), strings.ToLower(shortcode))
+				q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("emoji.domain"))
 			}
 
 			return q.Scan(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/instance.go b/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
index fb6454e2f..604461708 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
-	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
 	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
 )
 
@@ -35,15 +34,16 @@ type instanceDB struct {
 func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceUsers(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int, db.Error) {
 	q := i.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Account{}).
-		Where("username != ?", domain).
-		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("suspended_at"))
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account")).
+		Column("account.id").
+		Where("? != ?", bun.Ident("account.username"), domain).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("account.suspended_at"))
 
-	if domain == config.GetHost() {
+	if domain == config.GetHost() || domain == config.GetAccountDomain() {
 		// if the domain is *this* domain, just count where the domain field is null
-		q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("domain"))
+		q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("account.domain"))
 	} else {
-		q = q.Where("domain = ?", domain)
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.domain"), domain)
 	}
 
 	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
@@ -56,15 +56,16 @@ func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceUsers(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int
 func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceStatuses(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int, db.Error) {
 	q := i.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Status{})
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("statuses"), bun.Ident("status"))
 
-	if domain == config.GetHost() {
+	if domain == config.GetHost() || domain == config.GetAccountDomain() {
 		// if the domain is *this* domain, just count where local is true
-		q = q.Where("local = ?", true)
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("status.local"), true)
 	} 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)
+		q = q.
+			Join("JOIN ? AS ? ON ? = ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account"), bun.Ident("account.id"), bun.Ident("status.account_id")).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.domain"), domain)
 	}
 
 	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
@@ -77,14 +78,14 @@ func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceStatuses(ctx context.Context, domain string) (
 func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceDomains(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int, db.Error) {
 	q := i.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Instance{})
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("instances"), bun.Ident("instance"))
 
 	if domain == config.GetHost() {
 		// if the domain is *this* domain, just count other instances it knows about
 		// exclude domains that are blocked
 		q = q.
-			Where("domain != ?", domain).
-			Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("suspended_at"))
+			Where("? != ?", bun.Ident("instance.domain"), domain).
+			Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("instance.suspended_at"))
 	} else {
 		// TODO: implement federated domain counting properly for remote domains
 		return 0, nil
@@ -103,10 +104,10 @@ func (i *instanceDB) GetInstancePeers(ctx context.Context, includeSuspended bool
 	q := i.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(&instances).
-		Where("domain != ?", config.GetHost())
+		Where("? != ?", bun.Ident("instance.domain"), config.GetHost())
 
 	if !includeSuspended {
-		q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("suspended_at"))
+		q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("instance.suspended_at"))
 	}
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -117,17 +118,15 @@ func (i *instanceDB) GetInstancePeers(ctx context.Context, includeSuspended bool
 }
 
 func (i *instanceDB) GetInstanceAccounts(ctx context.Context, domain string, maxID string, limit int) ([]*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
-	log.Debug("GetAccountsForInstance")
-
 	accounts := []*gtsmodel.Account{}
 
 	q := i.conn.NewSelect().
 		Model(&accounts).
-		Where("domain = ?", domain).
-		Order("id DESC")
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("account.domain"), domain).
+		Order("account.id DESC")
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("account.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
 	if limit > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50d118888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/instance_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+)
+
+type InstanceTestSuite struct {
+	BunDBStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceUsers() {
+	count, err := suite.db.CountInstanceUsers(context.Background(), config.GetHost())
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(4, count)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceUsersRemote() {
+	count, err := suite.db.CountInstanceUsers(context.Background(), "fossbros-anonymous.io")
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(1, count)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceStatuses() {
+	count, err := suite.db.CountInstanceStatuses(context.Background(), config.GetHost())
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(16, count)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceStatusesRemote() {
+	count, err := suite.db.CountInstanceStatuses(context.Background(), "fossbros-anonymous.io")
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(1, count)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestCountInstanceDomains() {
+	count, err := suite.db.CountInstanceDomains(context.Background(), config.GetHost())
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(2, count)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestGetInstancePeers() {
+	peers, err := suite.db.GetInstancePeers(context.Background(), false)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(peers, 2)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestGetInstancePeersIncludeSuspended() {
+	peers, err := suite.db.GetInstancePeers(context.Background(), true)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(peers, 2)
+}
+
+func (suite *InstanceTestSuite) TestGetInstanceAccounts() {
+	accounts, err := suite.db.GetInstanceAccounts(context.Background(), "fossbros-anonymous.io", "", 10)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(accounts, 1)
+}
+
+func TestInstanceTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(InstanceTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/media.go b/internal/db/bundb/media.go
index 71433b901..39e0ad0e3 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/media.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/media.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (m *mediaDB) GetAttachmentByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.M
 	attachment := &gtsmodel.MediaAttachment{}
 
 	q := m.newMediaQ(attachment).
-		Where("media_attachment.id = ?", id)
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.id"), id)
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, m.conn.ProcessError(err)
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func (m *mediaDB) GetRemoteOlderThan(ctx context.Context, olderThan time.Time, l
 	q := m.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(&attachments).
-		Where("media_attachment.cached = true").
-		Where("media_attachment.avatar = false").
-		Where("media_attachment.header = false").
-		Where("media_attachment.created_at < ?", olderThan).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.cached"), true).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.avatar"), false).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.header"), false).
+		Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.created_at"), olderThan).
 		WhereGroup(" AND ", whereNotEmptyAndNotNull("media_attachment.remote_url")).
 		Order("media_attachment.created_at DESC")
 
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ func (m *mediaDB) GetAvatarsAndHeaders(ctx context.Context, maxID string, limit
 	q := m.newMediaQ(&attachments).
 		WhereGroup(" AND ", func(innerQ *bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
 			return innerQ.
-				WhereOr("media_attachment.avatar = true").
-				WhereOr("media_attachment.header = true")
+				WhereOr("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.avatar"), true).
+				WhereOr("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.header"), true)
 		}).
 		Order("media_attachment.id DESC")
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("media_attachment.id < ?", maxID)
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
 	if limit != 0 {
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ func (m *mediaDB) GetLocalUnattachedOlderThan(ctx context.Context, olderThan tim
 	attachments := []*gtsmodel.MediaAttachment{}
 
 	q := m.newMediaQ(&attachments).
-		Where("media_attachment.cached = true").
-		Where("media_attachment.avatar = false").
-		Where("media_attachment.header = false").
-		Where("media_attachment.created_at < ?", olderThan).
-		Where("media_attachment.remote_url IS NULL").
-		Where("media_attachment.status_id IS NULL")
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.cached"), true).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.avatar"), false).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.header"), false).
+		Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.created_at"), olderThan).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("media_attachment.remote_url")).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("media_attachment.status_id"))
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("media_attachment.id < ?", maxID)
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("media_attachment.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
 	if limit != 0 {
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/mention.go b/internal/db/bundb/mention.go
index e2c83ef3f..355078021 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/mention.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/mention.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (m *mentionDB) getMentionDB(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Ment
 	mention := gtsmodel.Mention{}
 
 	q := m.newMentionQ(&mention).
-		Where("mention.id = ?", id)
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("mention.id"), id)
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, m.conn.ProcessError(err)
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/notification.go b/internal/db/bundb/notification.go
index 32523ca24..2c1b4848e 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/notification.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/notification.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
 )
 
 type notificationDB struct {
@@ -67,24 +68,24 @@ func (n *notificationDB) GetNotifications(ctx context.Context, accountID string,
 
 	q := n.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Table("notifications").
-		Column("id")
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("notifications"), bun.Ident("notification")).
+		Column("notification.id")
 
 	if maxID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+		q = q.Where("? < ?", bun.Ident("notification.id"), maxID)
 	}
 
 	if sinceID != "" {
-		q = q.Where("id > ?", sinceID)
+		q = q.Where("? > ?", bun.Ident("notification.id"), sinceID)
 	}
 
 	for _, excludeType := range excludeTypes {
-		q = q.Where("notification_type != ?", excludeType)
+		q = q.Where("? != ?", bun.Ident("notification.notification_type"), excludeType)
 	}
 
 	q = q.
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID).
-		Order("id DESC")
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("notification.target_account_id"), accountID).
+		Order("notification.id DESC")
 
 	if limit != 0 {
 		q = q.Limit(limit)
@@ -116,13 +117,12 @@ func (n *notificationDB) GetNotifications(ctx context.Context, accountID string,
 func (n *notificationDB) ClearNotifications(ctx context.Context, accountID string) db.Error {
 	if _, err := n.conn.
 		NewDelete().
-		Table("notifications").
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID).
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("notifications"), bun.Ident("notification")).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("notification.target_account_id"), accountID).
 		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
 		return n.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
 
 	n.cache.Clear()
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go b/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go
index ba72a053a..470599b52 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go
@@ -51,26 +51,25 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) newFollowQ(follow interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
 func (r *relationshipDB) IsBlocked(ctx context.Context, account1 string, account2 string, eitherDirection bool) (bool, db.Error) {
 	q := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Block{}).
-		ExcludeColumn("id", "created_at", "updated_at", "uri").
-		Limit(1)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("blocks"), bun.Ident("block")).
+		Column("block.id")
 
 	if eitherDirection {
 		q = q.
 			WhereGroup(" OR ", func(inner *bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
 				return inner.
-					Where("account_id = ?", account1).
-					Where("target_account_id = ?", account2)
+					Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), account1).
+					Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.target_account_id"), account2)
 			}).
 			WhereGroup(" OR ", func(inner *bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
 				return inner.
-					Where("account_id = ?", account2).
-					Where("target_account_id = ?", account1)
+					Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), account2).
+					Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.target_account_id"), account1)
 			})
 	} else {
 		q = q.
-			Where("account_id = ?", account1).
-			Where("target_account_id = ?", account2)
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), account1).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.target_account_id"), account2)
 	}
 
 	return r.conn.Exists(ctx, q)
@@ -80,8 +79,8 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) GetBlock(ctx context.Context, account1 string, account2
 	block := &gtsmodel.Block{}
 
 	q := r.newBlockQ(block).
-		Where("block.account_id = ?", account1).
-		Where("block.target_account_id = ?", account2)
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), account1).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.target_account_id"), account2)
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
@@ -99,13 +98,13 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) GetRelationship(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount
 	if err := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
 		Model(follow).
-		Where("account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount).
+		Column("follow.show_reblogs", "follow.notify").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), requestingAccount).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), targetAccount).
 		Limit(1).
 		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
-		if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
-			// a proper error
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking follow existence: %s", err)
+		if err := r.conn.ProcessError(err); err != db.ErrNoEntries {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRelationship: error fetching follow: %s", err)
 		}
 		// no follow exists so these are all false
 		rel.Following = false
@@ -119,55 +118,56 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) GetRelationship(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount
 	}
 
 	// check if the target account follows the requesting account
-	count, err := r.conn.
+	followedByQ := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Follow{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", targetAccount).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
-		Limit(1).
-		Count(ctx)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("follows"), bun.Ident("follow")).
+		Column("follow.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), targetAccount).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), requestingAccount)
+	followedBy, err := r.conn.Exists(ctx, followedByQ)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking followed_by existence: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRelationship: error checking followedBy: %s", err)
 	}
-	rel.FollowedBy = count > 0
-
-	// check if the requesting account blocks the target account
-	count, err = r.conn.NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Block{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount).
-		Limit(1).
-		Count(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking blocking existence: %s", err)
-	}
-	rel.Blocking = count > 0
-
-	// check if the target account blocks the requesting account
-	count, err = r.conn.
-		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Block{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", targetAccount).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
-		Limit(1).
-		Count(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking blocked existence: %s", err)
-	}
-	rel.BlockedBy = count > 0
+	rel.FollowedBy = followedBy
 
 	// check if there's a pending following request from requesting account to target account
-	count, err = r.conn.
+	requestedQ := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount).
-		Limit(1).
-		Count(ctx)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("follow_requests"), bun.Ident("follow_request")).
+		Column("follow_request.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.account_id"), requestingAccount).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.target_account_id"), targetAccount)
+	requested, err := r.conn.Exists(ctx, requestedQ)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking blocked existence: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRelationship: error checking requested: %s", err)
 	}
-	rel.Requested = count > 0
+	rel.Requested = requested
+
+	// check if the requesting account is blocking the target account
+	blockingQ := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("blocks"), bun.Ident("block")).
+		Column("block.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), requestingAccount).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.target_account_id"), targetAccount)
+	blocking, err := r.conn.Exists(ctx, blockingQ)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRelationship: error checking blocking: %s", err)
+	}
+	rel.Blocking = blocking
+
+	// check if the requesting account is blocked by the target account
+	blockedByQ := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("blocks"), bun.Ident("block")).
+		Column("block.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.account_id"), targetAccount).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("block.target_account_id"), requestingAccount)
+	blockedBy, err := r.conn.Exists(ctx, blockedByQ)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRelationship: error checking blockedBy: %s", err)
+	}
+	rel.BlockedBy = blockedBy
 
 	return rel, nil
 }
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) IsFollowing(ctx context.Context, sourceAccount *gtsmode
 
 	q := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.Follow{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", sourceAccount.ID).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount.ID).
-		Limit(1)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("follows"), bun.Ident("follow")).
+		Column("follow.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), sourceAccount.ID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), targetAccount.ID)
 
 	return r.conn.Exists(ctx, q)
 }
@@ -194,9 +194,10 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) IsFollowRequested(ctx context.Context, sourceAccount *g
 
 	q := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", sourceAccount.ID).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount.ID)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("follow_requests"), bun.Ident("follow_request")).
+		Column("follow_request.id").
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.account_id"), sourceAccount.ID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.target_account_id"), targetAccount.ID)
 
 	return r.conn.Exists(ctx, q)
 }
@@ -222,82 +223,98 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) IsMutualFollowing(ctx context.Context, account1 *gtsmod
 }
 
 func (r *relationshipDB) AcceptFollowRequest(ctx context.Context, originAccountID string, targetAccountID string) (*gtsmodel.Follow, db.Error) {
-	// make sure the original follow request exists
-	fr := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
-	if err := r.conn.
-		NewSelect().
-		Model(fr).
-		Where("account_id = ?", originAccountID).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccountID).
-		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
-		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
-	}
-
-	// create a new follow to 'replace' the request with
-	follow := &gtsmodel.Follow{
-		ID:              fr.ID,
-		AccountID:       originAccountID,
-		TargetAccountID: targetAccountID,
-		URI:             fr.URI,
-	}
-
-	// if the follow already exists, just update the URI -- we don't need to do anything else
-	if _, err := r.conn.
-		NewInsert().
-		Model(follow).
-		On("CONFLICT (account_id,target_account_id) DO UPDATE set uri = ?", follow.URI).
-		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
-		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
-	}
-
-	// now remove the follow request
-	if _, err := r.conn.
-		NewDelete().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", originAccountID).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccountID).
-		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+	var follow *gtsmodel.Follow
+
+	if err := r.conn.RunInTx(ctx, func(tx bun.Tx) error {
+		// get original follow request
+		followRequest := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
+		if err := tx.
+			NewSelect().
+			Model(followRequest).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.account_id"), originAccountID).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.target_account_id"), targetAccountID).
+			Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// create a new follow to 'replace' the request with
+		follow = &gtsmodel.Follow{
+			ID:              followRequest.ID,
+			AccountID:       originAccountID,
+			TargetAccountID: targetAccountID,
+			URI:             followRequest.URI,
+		}
+
+		// if the follow already exists, just update the URI -- we don't need to do anything else
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewInsert().
+			Model(follow).
+			On("CONFLICT (?,?) DO UPDATE set ? = ?", bun.Ident("account_id"), bun.Ident("target_account_id"), bun.Ident("uri"), follow.URI).
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// now remove the follow request
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewDelete().
+			Model(followRequest).
+			WherePK().
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
 
+	// return the new follow
 	return follow, nil
 }
 
 func (r *relationshipDB) RejectFollowRequest(ctx context.Context, originAccountID string, targetAccountID string) (*gtsmodel.FollowRequest, db.Error) {
-	// first get the follow request out of the database
-	fr := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
-	if err := r.conn.
-		NewSelect().
-		Model(fr).
-		Where("account_id = ?", originAccountID).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccountID).
-		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
-		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
-	}
+	followRequest := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
 
-	// now delete it from the database by ID
-	if _, err := r.conn.
-		NewDelete().
-		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{ID: fr.ID}).
-		WherePK().
-		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := r.conn.RunInTx(ctx, func(tx bun.Tx) error {
+		// get original follow request
+		if err := tx.
+			NewSelect().
+			Model(followRequest).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.account_id"), originAccountID).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.target_account_id"), targetAccountID).
+			Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// now delete it from the database by ID
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewDelete().
+			Model(followRequest).
+			WherePK().
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
 
 	// return the deleted follow request
-	return fr, nil
+	return followRequest, nil
 }
 
 func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollowRequests(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*gtsmodel.FollowRequest, db.Error) {
 	followRequests := []*gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
 
 	q := r.newFollowQ(&followRequests).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow_request.target_account_id"), accountID).
 		Order("follow_request.updated_at DESC")
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
+
 	return followRequests, nil
 }
 
@@ -305,21 +322,31 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollows(ctx context.Context, accountID string
 	follows := []*gtsmodel.Follow{}
 
 	q := r.newFollowQ(&follows).
-		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), accountID).
 		Order("follow.updated_at DESC")
 
 	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, r.conn.ProcessError(err)
 	}
+
 	return follows, nil
 }
 
 func (r *relationshipDB) CountAccountFollows(ctx context.Context, accountID string, localOnly bool) (int, db.Error) {
-	return r.conn.
+	q := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Follow{}).
-		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
-		Count(ctx)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("follows"), bun.Ident("follow"))
+
+	if localOnly {
+		q = q.
+			Join("JOIN ? AS ? ON ? = ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account"), bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), bun.Ident("account.id")).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), accountID).
+			Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("account.domain"))
+	} else {
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), accountID)
+	}
+
+	return q.Count(ctx)
 }
 
 func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollowedBy(ctx context.Context, accountID string, localOnly bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Follow, db.Error) {
@@ -331,12 +358,12 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollowedBy(ctx context.Context, accountID str
 		Order("follow.updated_at DESC")
 
 	if localOnly {
-		q = q.ColumnExpr("follow.*").
-			Join("JOIN accounts AS a ON follow.account_id = CAST(a.id as TEXT)").
-			Where("follow.target_account_id = ?", accountID).
-			WhereGroup(" AND ", whereEmptyOrNull("a.domain"))
+		q = q.
+			Join("JOIN ? AS ? ON ? = ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account"), bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), bun.Ident("account.id")).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), accountID).
+			Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("account.domain"))
 	} else {
-		q = q.Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID)
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), accountID)
 	}
 
 	err := q.Scan(ctx)
@@ -347,9 +374,18 @@ func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollowedBy(ctx context.Context, accountID str
 }
 
 func (r *relationshipDB) CountAccountFollowedBy(ctx context.Context, accountID string, localOnly bool) (int, db.Error) {
-	return r.conn.
+	q := r.conn.
 		NewSelect().
-		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Follow{}).
-		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID).
-		Count(ctx)
+		TableExpr("? AS ?", bun.Ident("follows"), bun.Ident("follow"))
+
+	if localOnly {
+		q = q.
+			Join("JOIN ? AS ? ON ? = ?", bun.Ident("accounts"), bun.Ident("account"), bun.Ident("follow.account_id"), bun.Ident("account.id")).
+			Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), accountID).
+			Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("account.domain"))
+	} else {
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("follow.target_account_id"), accountID)
+	}
+
+	return q.Count(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/relationship_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/relationship_test.go
index 34fe85a57..3df16e2f3 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/relationship_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/relationship_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package bundb_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
@@ -48,12 +47,14 @@ func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsBlocked() {
 	suite.False(blocked)
 
 	// have account1 block account2
-	suite.db.Put(ctx, &gtsmodel.Block{
+	if err := suite.db.Put(ctx, &gtsmodel.Block{
 		ID:              "01G202BCSXXJZ70BHB5KCAHH8C",
 		URI:             "http://localhost:8080/some_block_uri_1",
 		AccountID:       account1,
 		TargetAccountID: account2,
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
 
 	// account 1 now blocks account 2
 	blocked, err = suite.db.IsBlocked(ctx, account1, account2, false)
@@ -75,62 +76,242 @@ func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsBlocked() {
 }
 
 func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestGetBlock() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	account1 := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"].ID
+	account2 := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"].ID
+
+	if err := suite.db.Put(ctx, &gtsmodel.Block{
+		ID:              "01G202BCSXXJZ70BHB5KCAHH8C",
+		URI:             "http://localhost:8080/some_block_uri_1",
+		AccountID:       account1,
+		TargetAccountID: account2,
+	}); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	block, err := suite.db.GetBlock(ctx, account1, account2)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(block)
+	suite.Equal("01G202BCSXXJZ70BHB5KCAHH8C", block.ID)
 }
 
 func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestGetRelationship() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+
+	relationship, err := suite.db.GetRelationship(context.Background(), requestingAccount.ID, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(relationship)
+
+	suite.True(relationship.Following)
+	suite.True(relationship.ShowingReblogs)
+	suite.False(relationship.Notifying)
+	suite.True(relationship.FollowedBy)
+	suite.False(relationship.Blocking)
+	suite.False(relationship.BlockedBy)
+	suite.False(relationship.Muting)
+	suite.False(relationship.MutingNotifications)
+	suite.False(relationship.Requested)
+	suite.False(relationship.DomainBlocking)
+	suite.False(relationship.Endorsed)
+	suite.Empty(relationship.Note)
 }
 
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsFollowing() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsFollowingYes() {
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	isFollowing, err := suite.db.IsFollowing(context.Background(), requestingAccount, targetAccount)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(isFollowing)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsFollowingNo() {
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+	isFollowing, err := suite.db.IsFollowing(context.Background(), requestingAccount, targetAccount)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.False(isFollowing)
 }
 
 func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsMutualFollowing() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	isMutualFollowing, err := suite.db.IsMutualFollowing(context.Background(), requestingAccount, targetAccount)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(isMutualFollowing)
 }
 
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) AcceptFollowRequest() {
-	for _, account := range suite.testAccounts {
-		_, err := suite.db.AcceptFollowRequest(context.Background(), account.ID, "NON-EXISTENT-ID")
-		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNoEntries) {
-			suite.Suite.Fail("error accepting follow request: %v", err)
-		}
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestIsMutualFollowingNo() {
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+	isMutualFollowing, err := suite.db.IsMutualFollowing(context.Background(), requestingAccount, targetAccount)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(isMutualFollowing)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestAcceptFollowRequestOK() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	account := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+
+	followRequest := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{
+		ID:              "01GEF753FWHCHRDWR0QEHBXM8W",
+		URI:             "http://localhost:8080/weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee",
+		AccountID:       account.ID,
+		TargetAccountID: targetAccount.ID,
 	}
-}
 
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) GetAccountFollowRequests() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
-}
-
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) GetAccountFollows() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
-}
-
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) CountAccountFollows() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
-}
-
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) GetAccountFollowedBy() {
-	// TODO: more comprehensive tests here
-
-	for _, account := range suite.testAccounts {
-		var err error
-
-		_, err = suite.db.GetAccountFollowedBy(context.Background(), account.ID, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			suite.Suite.Fail("error checking accounts followed by: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		_, err = suite.db.GetAccountFollowedBy(context.Background(), account.ID, true)
-		if err != nil {
-			suite.Suite.Fail("error checking localOnly accounts followed by: %v", err)
-		}
+	if err := suite.db.Put(ctx, followRequest); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
 	}
+
+	follow, err := suite.db.AcceptFollowRequest(ctx, account.ID, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(follow)
+	suite.Equal(followRequest.URI, follow.URI)
 }
 
-func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) CountAccountFollowedBy() {
-	suite.Suite.T().Skip("TODO: implement")
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestAcceptFollowRequestNotExisting() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	account := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+
+	follow, err := suite.db.AcceptFollowRequest(ctx, account.ID, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.ErrorIs(err, db.ErrNoEntries)
+	suite.Nil(follow)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestAcceptFollowRequestFollowAlreadyExists() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+
+	// follow already exists in the db from local_account_1 -> admin_account
+	existingFollow := &gtsmodel.Follow{}
+	if err := suite.db.GetByID(ctx, suite.testFollows["local_account_1_admin_account"].ID, existingFollow); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	followRequest := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{
+		ID:              "01GEF753FWHCHRDWR0QEHBXM8W",
+		URI:             "http://localhost:8080/weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee",
+		AccountID:       account.ID,
+		TargetAccountID: targetAccount.ID,
+	}
+
+	if err := suite.db.Put(ctx, followRequest); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	follow, err := suite.db.AcceptFollowRequest(ctx, account.ID, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(follow)
+
+	// uri should be equal to value of new/overlapping follow request
+	suite.NotEqual(followRequest.URI, existingFollow.URI)
+	suite.Equal(followRequest.URI, follow.URI)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestRejectFollowRequestOK() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	account := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+
+	followRequest := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{
+		ID:              "01GEF753FWHCHRDWR0QEHBXM8W",
+		URI:             "http://localhost:8080/weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee",
+		AccountID:       account.ID,
+		TargetAccountID: targetAccount.ID,
+	}
+
+	if err := suite.db.Put(ctx, followRequest); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	rejectedFollowRequest, err := suite.db.RejectFollowRequest(ctx, account.ID, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(rejectedFollowRequest)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestRejectFollowRequestNotExisting() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	account := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+
+	rejectedFollowRequest, err := suite.db.RejectFollowRequest(ctx, account.ID, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.ErrorIs(err, db.ErrNoEntries)
+	suite.Nil(rejectedFollowRequest)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestGetAccountFollowRequests() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	account := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+
+	followRequest := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{
+		ID:              "01GEF753FWHCHRDWR0QEHBXM8W",
+		URI:             "http://localhost:8080/weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee",
+		AccountID:       account.ID,
+		TargetAccountID: targetAccount.ID,
+	}
+
+	if err := suite.db.Put(ctx, followRequest); err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	followRequests, err := suite.db.GetAccountFollowRequests(ctx, targetAccount.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(followRequests, 1)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestGetAccountFollows() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	follows, err := suite.db.GetAccountFollows(context.Background(), account.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(follows, 2)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestCountAccountFollowsLocalOnly() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	followsCount, err := suite.db.CountAccountFollows(context.Background(), account.ID, true)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(2, followsCount)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestCountAccountFollows() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	followsCount, err := suite.db.CountAccountFollows(context.Background(), account.ID, false)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(2, followsCount)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestGetAccountFollowedBy() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	follows, err := suite.db.GetAccountFollowedBy(context.Background(), account.ID, false)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(follows, 2)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestGetAccountFollowedByLocalOnly() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	follows, err := suite.db.GetAccountFollowedBy(context.Background(), account.ID, true)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Len(follows, 2)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestCountAccountFollowedBy() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	followsCount, err := suite.db.CountAccountFollowedBy(context.Background(), account.ID, false)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(2, followsCount)
+}
+
+func (suite *RelationshipTestSuite) TestCountAccountFollowedByLocalOnly() {
+	account := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	followsCount, err := suite.db.CountAccountFollowedBy(context.Background(), account.ID, true)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(2, followsCount)
 }
 
 func TestRelationshipTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/user.go b/internal/db/bundb/user.go
index 46f24c4b2..9d2bac7a6 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/user.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/user.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (u *userDB) GetUserByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.User, db
 			return u.cache.GetByID(id)
 		},
 		func(user *gtsmodel.User) error {
-			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("user.id = ?", id).Scan(ctx)
+			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("user.id"), id).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (u *userDB) GetUserByAccountID(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (*gts
 			return u.cache.GetByAccountID(accountID)
 		},
 		func(user *gtsmodel.User) error {
-			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("user.account_id = ?", accountID).Scan(ctx)
+			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("user.account_id"), accountID).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (u *userDB) GetUserByEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, emailAddress string)
 			return u.cache.GetByEmail(emailAddress)
 		},
 		func(user *gtsmodel.User) error {
-			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("user.email = ?", emailAddress).Scan(ctx)
+			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("user.email"), emailAddress).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (u *userDB) GetUserByConfirmationToken(ctx context.Context, confirmationTok
 			return u.cache.GetByConfirmationToken(confirmationToken)
 		},
 		func(user *gtsmodel.User) error {
-			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("user.confirmation_token = ?", confirmationToken).Scan(ctx)
+			return u.newUserQ(user).Where("? = ?", bun.Ident("user.confirmation_token"), confirmationToken).Scan(ctx)
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/util.go b/internal/db/bundb/util.go
index 434d12f32..34f7eb76f 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/util.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/util.go
@@ -85,14 +85,8 @@ func parseWhere(w db.Where) (query string, args []interface{}) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if w.CaseInsensitive {
-			query = "LOWER(?) != LOWER(?)"
-			args = []interface{}{bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value}
-			return
-		}
-
 		query = "? != ?"
-		args = []interface{}{bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value}
+		args = []interface{}{bun.Ident(w.Key), w.Value}
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -102,13 +96,7 @@ func parseWhere(w db.Where) (query string, args []interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if w.CaseInsensitive {
-		query = "LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)"
-		args = []interface{}{bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value}
-		return
-	}
-
 	query = "? = ?"
-	args = []interface{}{bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value}
+	args = []interface{}{bun.Ident(w.Key), w.Value}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/params.go b/internal/db/params.go
index d1809f1c4..84694d6d3 100644
--- a/internal/db/params.go
+++ b/internal/db/params.go
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ type Where struct {
 	Key string
 	// The value to match.
 	Value interface{}
-	// Whether the value (if a string) should be case sensitive or not.
-	// Defaults to false.
-	CaseInsensitive bool
 	// If set, reverse the where.
 	// `WHERE k = v` becomes `WHERE k != v`.
 	// `WHERE k IS NULL` becomes `WHERE k IS NOT NULL`
diff --git a/internal/processing/admin/createdomainblock.go b/internal/processing/admin/createdomainblock.go
index fcc0cb480..a9b26a357 100644
--- a/internal/processing/admin/createdomainblock.go
+++ b/internal/processing/admin/createdomainblock.go
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ func (p *processor) initiateDomainBlockSideEffects(ctx context.Context, account
 	}
 
 	// if we have an instance account for this instance, delete it
-	if err := p.db.DeleteWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "username", Value: block.Domain, CaseInsensitive: true}}, &gtsmodel.Account{}); err != nil {
-		l.Errorf("domainBlockProcessSideEffects: db error removing instance account: %s", err)
+	if instanceAccount, err := p.db.GetAccountByUsernameDomain(ctx, block.Domain, block.Domain); err == nil {
+		if err := p.db.DeleteAccount(ctx, instanceAccount.ID); err != nil {
+			l.Errorf("domainBlockProcessSideEffects: db error deleting instance account: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// delete accounts through the normal account deletion system (which should also delete media + posts + remove posts from timelines)
diff --git a/internal/processing/admin/deletedomainblock.go b/internal/processing/admin/deletedomainblock.go
index b65954fe5..722c76b52 100644
--- a/internal/processing/admin/deletedomainblock.go
+++ b/internal/processing/admin/deletedomainblock.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (p *processor) DomainBlockDelete(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Acc
 	// remove the domain block reference from the instance, if we have an entry for it
 	i := &gtsmodel.Instance{}
 	if err := p.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{
-		{Key: "domain", Value: domainBlock.Domain, CaseInsensitive: true},
+		{Key: "domain", Value: domainBlock.Domain},
 		{Key: "domain_block_id", Value: id},
 	}, i); err == nil {
 		updatingColumns := []string{"suspended_at", "domain_block_id", "updated_at"}