diff --git a/packages/instanceserver/src/channels.ts b/packages/instanceserver/src/channels.ts
index fc584f61e7..38f141ed79 100755
--- a/packages/instanceserver/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/instanceserver/src/channels.ts
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ const updateInstance = async ({
     instanceStarted = true
     const initialized = await initializeInstance({ app, status, headers, userId })
     if (initialized) await loadEngine({ app, sceneId, headers })
+    else instanceStarted = false
     return true
   } else {
     try {
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/networking/instance-provision/instance-provision.class.ts b/packages/server-core/src/networking/instance-provision/instance-provision.class.ts
index 459cbb8e36..78c2cc89aa 100755
--- a/packages/server-core/src/networking/instance-provision/instance-provision.class.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/networking/instance-provision/instance-provision.class.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export async function getFreeInstanceserver({
     query: {
       assigned: true,
       assignedAt: {
-        $lt: toDateTimeSql(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 30000))
+        $lt: toDateTimeSql(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 60000))
       }
     },
     headers
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ export class InstanceProvisionService implements ServiceInterface<InstanceProvis
       query: {
         assigned: true,
         assignedAt: {
-          $lt: toDateTimeSql(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 30000))
+          $lt: toDateTimeSql(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 60000))
         }
       }
     })
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ export class InstanceProvisionService implements ServiceInterface<InstanceProvis
       query: {
         assigned: true,
         assignedAt: {
-          $lt: toDateTimeSql(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 30000))
+          $lt: toDateTimeSql(new Date(new Date().getTime() - 60000))
         }
       }
     })