diff --git a/apiv1/views.py b/apiv1/views.py
index 99eed00..77ec477 100644
--- a/apiv1/views.py
+++ b/apiv1/views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from apiv1.serializers import InstanceListSerializer, InstanceDetailSerializer
 class InstanceViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     """API endpoint to view instances"""
 
+    lookup_field = 'name'
     lookup_value_regex = '[a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+'
 
     queryset = Instance.objects.all()
diff --git a/backend/settings/base.py b/backend/settings/base.py
index fb0ec3c..5ccc15f 100644
--- a/backend/settings/base.py
+++ b/backend/settings/base.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
-    'silk.middleware.SilkyMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
@@ -67,6 +66,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    'silk.middleware.SilkyMiddleware',
 ]
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'backend.urls'