diff --git a/zerver/lib/remote_server.py b/zerver/lib/remote_server.py
index f5c5c40697..6b852d4991 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/remote_server.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/remote_server.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import requests
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
+from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, ConfigDict
 
 from analytics.models import InstallationCount, RealmCount
 from version import ZULIP_VERSION
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class RealmDataForAnalytics(BaseModel):
     date_created: float
     deactivated: bool
 
-    uuid: str
+    uuid: UUID4
     uuid_owner_secret: str
 
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def get_realms_info_for_push_bouncer() -> List[RealmDataForAnalytics]:
     realm_info_list = [
         RealmDataForAnalytics(
             id=realm.id,
-            uuid=str(realm.uuid),
+            uuid=realm.uuid,
             uuid_owner_secret=realm.uuid_owner_secret,
             host=realm.host,
             url=realm.uri,
diff --git a/zilencer/views.py b/zilencer/views.py
index 8a6ddd1efd..01a3b4b832 100644
--- a/zilencer/views.py
+++ b/zilencer/views.py
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ def update_remote_realm_data_for_server(
     uuids = [realm["uuid"] for realm in server_realms_info]
     already_registered_remote_realms = RemoteRealm.objects.filter(uuid__in=uuids, server=server)
     already_registered_uuids = {
-        str(remote_realm.uuid) for remote_realm in already_registered_remote_realms
+        remote_realm.uuid for remote_realm in already_registered_remote_realms
     }
 
     new_remote_realms = [