diff --git a/database/dbmodel.go b/database/dbmodel.go
index cc818b4..ed9651d 100644
--- a/database/dbmodel.go
+++ b/database/dbmodel.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package database
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/feta/instance"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
 
@@ -12,12 +13,12 @@ import (
 // NB that when you add a model below you must add it to this list!
 
 func (m *Manager) doMigrations() {
-	m.db.AutoMigrate(&instance{})
+	m.db.AutoMigrate(&apinstance{})
 }
 
-type instance struct {
+type apinstance struct {
 	gorm.Model
-	Identifier                 uuid.UUID
+	ID                         uuid.UUID `gorm:"type:uuid;primary_key;"`
 	ErrorCount                 uint
 	SuccessCount               uint
 	HighestID                  int
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ type instance struct {
 	ServerImplementationString string
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) ListInstances() {
+func (m *Manager) ListInstances() ([]*instance.Instance, error) {
+	output := make([]*instance.Instance, 0)
 	// FIXME have this produce a list of Instance
+
+	return output, nil
 }
diff --git a/database/manager.go b/database/manager.go
index b3149f3..1ec2fa2 100644
--- a/database/manager.go
+++ b/database/manager.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ func New() *Manager {
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) init() {
+	m.db.LogMode(false)
+	if viper.GetBool("Debug") {
+		m.db.LogMode(true)
+	}
 	m.open()
 }
 
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index c379111..e37183a 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-//import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-
-// LogReportInterval defines how long between logging internal
-// stats/reporting for user supervision
-var LogReportInterval = time.Second * 10
+// conform for storing toots
+type DatabaseStorage interface {
+	ListInstances() ([]*instance.Instance, error)
+	StoreInstances([]*instance.Instance) error
+}
 
 // InstanceManager is the main data structure for the goroutine that manages
 // the list of all known instances, fed by the locator
 type InstanceManager struct {
 	mu                       sync.Mutex
+	db                       DatabaseStorage
 	instances                map[instance.Hostname]*instance.Instance
 	newInstanceNotifications chan instance.Hostname
 	tootDestination          chan *toot.Toot
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func (im *InstanceManager) Manage() {
 		log.Info().Msg("InstanceManager tick")
 		im.managerLoop()
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		if time.Now().After(x.Add(LogReportInterval)) {
+		if time.Now().After(x.Add(viper.GetDuration("LogReportInterval"))) {
 			x = time.Now()
 			im.logInstanceReport()
 		}