diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.spec.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.spec.tsx
index ffefb1403..d85a50a0e 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.spec.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ it("renders correctly", () => {
     allStories: true,
     moderationQueues: {},
     story: {},
-    site: null,
+    siteID: null,
     query: "",
     routeParams: {},
     queueName: "",
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.tsx
index ceaa5c6f0..a7a76432f 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/Moderate.tsx
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@ interface RouteParams {
 interface Props {
   story: PropTypesOf<typeof ModerateNavigationContainer>["story"] &
     PropTypesOf<typeof ModerateSearchBarContainer>["story"];
-  site:
-    | { id: string } & PropTypesOf<typeof ModerateNavigationContainer>["site"] &
-        PropTypesOf<typeof SiteSelectorContainer>["site"]
-    | null;
   query: PropTypesOf<typeof SiteSelectorContainer>["query"];
   moderationQueues: PropTypesOf<
     typeof ModerateNavigationContainer
   >["moderationQueues"];
   allStories: boolean;
+  siteID: string | null;
   settings: PropTypesOf<typeof ModerateSearchBarContainer>["settings"] | null;
   children?: React.ReactNode;
   queueName: string;
@@ -44,13 +41,13 @@ interface Props {
 const Moderate: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   moderationQueues,
   story,
-  site,
   query,
   allStories,
   children,
   queueName,
   routeParams,
   settings,
+  siteID,
 }) => {
   const [showHotkeysModal, setShowHotkeysModal] = useState(false);
   const closeModal = useCallback(() => {
@@ -79,8 +76,8 @@ const Moderate: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
         siteSelector={
           <SiteSelectorContainer
             queueName={queueName}
-            site={site}
             query={query}
+            siteID={routeParams.siteID || siteID || null}
           />
         }
       />
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ const Moderate: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
         <ModerateNavigationContainer
           moderationQueues={moderationQueues}
           story={story}
-          site={story ? null : site}
+          siteID={routeParams.siteID || siteID || null}
         />
       </SubBar>
       <div className={styles.background} />
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateContainer.tsx
index 8cf36fe94..ab9b62aea 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateContainer.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ModerateContainer extends React.Component<Props> {
       "reported",
       "pending",
       "unmoderated",
+      "approved",
       "rejected",
     ].find(name => {
       return this.props.match.location.pathname.includes(name);
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ class ModerateContainer extends React.Component<Props> {
         <Moderate
           moderationQueues={null}
           story={null}
-          site={null}
           settings={null}
+          siteID={null}
           query={this.props.data}
           routeParams={this.props.match.params}
           queueName={queueName || "default"}
@@ -56,10 +57,7 @@ class ModerateContainer extends React.Component<Props> {
       <Moderate
         moderationQueues={this.props.data.moderationQueues}
         story={this.props.data.story || null}
-        site={
-          this.props.data.site ||
-          (this.props.data.story ? this.props.data.story.site : null)
-        }
+        siteID={this.props.data.story ? this.props.data.story.site.id : null}
         routeParams={this.props.match.params}
         query={this.props.data}
         allStories={allStories}
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ const enhanced = withRouteConfig<Props>({
       $storyID: ID
       $includeStory: Boolean!
       $siteID: ID
-      $includeSite: Boolean!
     ) {
       settings {
         ...ModerateSearchBarContainer_settings
@@ -88,15 +85,8 @@ const enhanced = withRouteConfig<Props>({
         ...ModerateSearchBarContainer_story
         site {
           id
-          ...ModerateNavigationContainer_site
-          ...SiteSelectorSelected_site
         }
       }
-      site(id: $siteID) @include(if: $includeSite) {
-        id
-        ...ModerateNavigationContainer_site
-        ...SiteSelectorSelected_site
-      }
       moderationQueues(storyID: $storyID, siteID: $siteID) {
         ...ModerateNavigationContainer_moderationQueues
       }
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateNavigation/ModerateNavigationContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateNavigation/ModerateNavigationContainer.tsx
index d2b1ebff4..371c096f5 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateNavigation/ModerateNavigationContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/ModerateNavigation/ModerateNavigationContainer.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
 } from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
 
 import { ModerateNavigationContainer_moderationQueues as ModerationQueuesData } from "coral-admin/__generated__/ModerateNavigationContainer_moderationQueues.graphql";
-import { ModerateNavigationContainer_site as SiteData } from "coral-admin/__generated__/ModerateNavigationContainer_site.graphql";
 import { ModerateNavigationContainer_story as StoryData } from "coral-admin/__generated__/ModerateNavigationContainer_story.graphql";
 
 import ModerateCountsCommentEnteredSubscription from "./ModerateCountsCommentEnteredSubscription";
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import Navigation from "./Navigation";
 interface Props {
   moderationQueues: ModerationQueuesData | null;
   story: StoryData | null;
-  site: SiteData | null;
+  siteID: string | null;
 }
 
 const ModerateNavigationContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ const ModerateNavigationContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
     }
     const vars = {
       storyID: props.story && props.story.id,
-      siteID: props.site && props.site.id,
+      siteID: props.siteID,
     };
     const disposable = combineDisposables(
       subscribeToCommentEntered(vars),
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ const ModerateNavigationContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
     return () => {
       disposable.dispose();
     };
-  }, [Boolean(props.moderationQueues), props.story, props.site]);
+  }, [Boolean(props.moderationQueues), props.story, props.siteID]);
 
   if (!props.moderationQueues) {
     return <Navigation />;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ const ModerateNavigationContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
       reportedCount={props.moderationQueues.reported.count}
       pendingCount={props.moderationQueues.pending.count}
       storyID={props.story && props.story.id}
-      siteID={props.site && props.site.id}
+      siteID={props.siteID}
     />
   );
 };
@@ -66,11 +65,6 @@ const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
       id
     }
   `,
-  site: graphql`
-    fragment ModerateNavigationContainer_site on Site {
-      id
-    }
-  `,
   moderationQueues: graphql`
     fragment ModerateNavigationContainer_moderationQueues on ModerationQueues {
       unmoderated {
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelector.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelector.tsx
index 1a107c534..f1b65fee2 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelector.tsx
@@ -5,31 +5,29 @@ import PaginatedSelect from "coral-admin/components/PaginatedSelect";
 import { getModerationLink, QUEUE_NAME } from "coral-framework/helpers";
 import { PropTypesOf } from "coral-framework/types";
 
-import SiteSelectorSelected from "./SiteSelectorSelected";
+import SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery from "./SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery";
 import SiteSelectorSite from "./SiteSelectorSite";
 
 import styles from "./SiteSelector.css";
 
 interface Props {
   sites: Array<{ id: string } & PropTypesOf<typeof SiteSelectorSite>["site"]>;
-  site:
-    | { id: string } & PropTypesOf<typeof SiteSelectorSelected>["site"]
-    | null;
   queueName: string;
   onLoadMore: () => void;
   hasMore: boolean;
   disableLoadMore: boolean;
   loading: boolean;
+  siteID: string | null;
 }
 
 const SiteSelector: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   sites,
-  site,
   queueName,
   loading,
   onLoadMore,
   disableLoadMore,
   hasMore,
+  siteID,
 }) => {
   return (
     <PaginatedSelect
@@ -41,9 +39,9 @@ const SiteSelector: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
       className={styles.button}
       selected={
         <>
-          {site && <SiteSelectorSelected site={site} />}
+          {siteID && <SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery siteID={siteID} />}
 
-          {!site && (
+          {!siteID && (
             <Localized id="site-selector-all-sites">
               <span className={styles.buttonText}>All sites</span>
             </Localized>
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ const SiteSelector: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
         <SiteSelectorSite
           link={getModerationLink({ queue: queueName as QUEUE_NAME })}
           site={null}
-          active={!site}
+          active={!siteID}
         />
         {sites.map(s => (
           <SiteSelectorSite
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ const SiteSelector: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
             })}
             key={s.id}
             site={s}
-            active={(site && site.id === s.id) || false}
+            active={(siteID && siteID === s.id) || false}
           />
         ))}
       </>
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorContainer.tsx
index 6bb8e53a4..8a37b9b3d 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorContainer.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   useRefetch,
   withPaginationContainer,
 } from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
-import { PropTypesOf } from "coral-ui/types";
 
 import { SiteSelectorContainer_query as QueryData } from "coral-admin/__generated__/SiteSelectorContainer_query.graphql";
 import { SiteSelectorContainerPaginationQueryVariables } from "coral-admin/__generated__/SiteSelectorContainerPaginationQuery.graphql";
@@ -15,9 +14,9 @@ import SiteSelector from "./SiteSelector";
 
 interface Props {
   query: QueryData | null;
-  site: PropTypesOf<typeof SiteSelector>["site"] | null;
   relay: RelayPaginationProp;
   queueName: string;
+  siteID: string | null;
 }
 
 const SiteSelectorContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
@@ -32,11 +31,11 @@ const SiteSelectorContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
     <SiteSelector
       loading={!props.query || isRefetching}
       sites={sites}
-      site={props.site}
       onLoadMore={loadMore}
       hasMore={!isRefetching && props.relay.hasMore()}
       disableLoadMore={isLoadingMore}
       queueName={props.queueName}
+      siteID={props.siteID}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..035f144d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import React, { FunctionComponent } from "react";
+
+import {
+  graphql,
+  QueryRenderData,
+  QueryRenderer,
+} from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
+import Spinner from "coral-stream/common/Spinner";
+import { Delay } from "coral-ui/components";
+
+import { SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery as QueryTypes } from "coral-admin/__generated__/SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery.graphql";
+
+interface Props {
+  siteID: string;
+}
+
+export const render = ({ error, props }: QueryRenderData<QueryTypes>) => {
+  if (error) {
+    return <div>{error.message}</div>;
+  }
+  if (props) {
+    return <div>{props.site && props.site.name}</div>;
+  }
+  return (
+    <Delay>
+      <Spinner />
+    </Delay>
+  );
+};
+
+const enhanced: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ siteID }) => {
+  return (
+    <QueryRenderer<QueryTypes>
+      query={graphql`
+        query SiteSelectorCurrentSiteQuery($siteID: ID!) {
+          site(id: $siteID) {
+            id
+            name
+          }
+        }
+      `}
+      variables={{
+        siteID,
+      }}
+      render={render}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default enhanced;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorSelected.css b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorSelected.css
deleted file mode 100644
index c7b5db56b..000000000
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorSelected.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-.root {
-  overflow-x: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-}
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorSelected.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorSelected.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index db33241c3..000000000
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/SiteSelector/SiteSelectorSelected.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import React, { FunctionComponent } from "react";
-
-import { graphql, withFragmentContainer } from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
-
-import { SiteSelectorSelected_site } from "coral-admin/__generated__/SiteSelectorSelected_site.graphql";
-
-import styles from "./SiteSelectorSelected.css";
-
-interface Props {
-  site: SiteSelectorSelected_site;
-}
-
-const SiteSelectorSelected: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ site }) => {
-  return <span className={styles.root}>{site.name}</span>;
-};
-
-const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
-  site: graphql`
-    fragment SiteSelectorSelected_site on Site {
-      name
-      id
-    }
-  `,
-})(SiteSelectorSelected);
-
-export default enhanced;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/__snapshots__/Moderate.spec.tsx.snap b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/__snapshots__/Moderate.spec.tsx.snap
index 2a720a9d5..14d8c6ae0 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/__snapshots__/Moderate.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Moderate/__snapshots__/Moderate.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports[`renders correctly 1`] = `
       <Relay(SiteSelectorContainer)
         query=""
         queueName=""
-        site={null}
+        siteID={null}
       />
     }
     story={Object {}}
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports[`renders correctly 1`] = `
   >
     <Relay(ModerateNavigationContainer)
       moderationQueues={Object {}}
-      site={null}
+      siteID={null}
       story={Object {}}
     />
   </withPropsOnChange(SubBar)>
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql b/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
index 15df340dd..1dfa9a4d0 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@ type Query {
     status: USER_STATUS
   ): UsersConnection! @auth(roles: [ADMIN, MODERATOR])
 
-  site(id: ID): Site @auth(roles: [ADMIN, MODERATOR])
+  site(id: ID!): Site @auth(roles: [ADMIN, MODERATOR])
 
   sites(first: Int = 10 @constraint(max: 50), after: Cursor): SitesConnection!
     @auth(roles: [ADMIN, MODERATOR])