diff --git a/pkg/database/instances.go b/pkg/database/instances.go
index ab1ec4c..3108e82 100644
--- a/pkg/database/instances.go
+++ b/pkg/database/instances.go
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ func (db *sqliteDB) rowToInstance(row *instanceRow) (*instance.Instance, error)
 
 	// Build complete instance JSON with all fields
 	instanceJSON, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"id":      row.ID,
 		"name":    row.Name,
 		"created": row.CreatedAt,
 		"status":  row.Status,
diff --git a/pkg/manager/manager.go b/pkg/manager/manager.go
index e566fe4..47e554b 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager.go
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ func (im *instanceManager) loadInstance(persistedInst *instance.Instance) error
 	inst := instance.New(name, im.globalConfig, options, statusCallback)
 
 	// Restore persisted fields that NewInstance doesn't set
+	inst.ID = persistedInst.ID
 	inst.Created = persistedInst.Created
 	inst.SetStatus(persistedInst.GetStatus())
 
diff --git a/pkg/manager/operations.go b/pkg/manager/operations.go
index 7256d7f..2cfbebf 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/operations.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func (im *instanceManager) ListInstances() ([]*instance.Instance, error) {
 		if node := im.getNodeForInstance(inst); node != nil {
 			remoteInst, err := im.remote.getInstance(ctx, node, inst.Name)
 			if err != nil {
-				// Log error but continue with stale data
 				// Don't fail the entire list operation due to one remote failure
 				continue
 			}