diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0201_keypair_bookwyrm_ke_remote__472927_idx.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0201_keypair_bookwyrm_ke_remote__472927_idx.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3d27a11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0201_keypair_bookwyrm_ke_remote__472927_idx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.25 on 2024-04-03 19:10
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0200_status_bookwyrm_st_thread__cf064f_idx"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddIndex(
+            model_name="keypair",
+            index=models.Index(
+                fields=["remote_id"], name="bookwyrm_ke_remote__472927_idx"
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/user.py b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
index 89fd39b73..e24143e8e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
@@ -509,6 +509,13 @@ class KeyPair(ActivitypubMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     activity_serializer = activitypub.PublicKey
     serialize_reverse_fields = [("owner", "owner", "id")]
 
+    class Meta:
+        """indexes"""
+
+        indexes = [
+            models.Index(fields=["remote_id"]),
+        ]
+
     def get_remote_id(self):
         # self.owner is set by the OneToOneField on User
         return f"{self.owner.remote_id}/#main-key"