diff --git a/lib/farside/application.ex b/lib/farside/application.ex
index 4a3e907..98ac30e 100644
--- a/lib/farside/application.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/application.ex
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ defmodule Farside.Application do
   require Logger
 
   alias Farside.LastUpdated
+  alias Farside.Status
   alias Farside.Instance.Check
   alias Farside.Instance.Sync
   alias Farside.Http
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ defmodule Farside.Application do
           ]
         ),
         {LastUpdated, DateTime.utc_now()},
+        {Status, :wait},
         {PlugAttack.Storage.Ets, name: Farside.Throttle.Storage, clean_period: 60_000},
         {DynamicSupervisor, strategy: :one_for_one, name: :server_supervisor},
         {Registry, keys: :unique, name: :servers}
diff --git a/lib/farside/check.ex b/lib/farside/check.ex
index 864e095..c0933a9 100644
--- a/lib/farside/check.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/check.ex
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ defmodule Farside.Instance.Check do
   def poll() do
     receive do
     after
-      60_000 ->
-        run()
+      90_000 ->
+        if(Status.value() == :waiting) do
+          run()
+        end
+
         poll()
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/farside/instance.ex b/lib/farside/instance.ex
index 6b80d42..2072af1 100644
--- a/lib/farside/instance.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/instance.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ defmodule Farside.Instance do
   require Logger
 
   alias Farside.Http
+  alias Farside.Status
 
   @registry_name :servers
   @update_file Application.fetch_env!(:farside, :update_file) <> ".json"
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ defmodule Farside.Instance do
         :update,
         state
       ) do
+    Status.value(:checking)
+
     service = :ets.lookup(String.to_atom(state.type), :default)
 
     {_, service} = List.first(service)
@@ -73,6 +76,8 @@ defmodule Farside.Instance do
 
     Farside.save_results(@update_file, encoded)
 
+    Status.value(:wait)
+
     {:noreply, state}
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/farside/instances.ex b/lib/farside/instances.ex
index 74404ab..caceb25 100644
--- a/lib/farside/instances.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/instances.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ defmodule Farside.Instances do
     LastUpdated.value(DateTime.utc_now())
 
     Farside.Instance.Supervisor.update_children()
-    Farside.Instance.Supervisor.sync_empty_instances()
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/farside/status.ex b/lib/farside/status.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02053f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/farside/status.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defmodule Farside.Status do
+  use Agent
+
+  def start_link(initial_value) do
+    Agent.start_link(fn -> initial_value end, name: __MODULE__)
+  end
+
+  def value do
+    Agent.get(__MODULE__, & &1)
+  end
+
+  def value(new_value) do
+    Agent.update(__MODULE__, fn _ -> new_value end)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/rel/config.exs b/rel/config.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10421c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/config.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Import all plugins from `rel/plugins`
+# They can then be used by adding `plugin MyPlugin` to
+# either an environment, or release definition, where
+# `MyPlugin` is the name of the plugin module.
+~w(rel plugins *.exs)
+|> Path.join()
+|> Path.wildcard()
+|> Enum.map(&Code.eval_file(&1))
+
+use Distillery.Releases.Config,
+    # This sets the default release built by `mix distillery.release`
+    default_release: :default,
+    # This sets the default environment used by `mix distillery.release`
+    default_environment: Mix.env()
+
+# For a full list of config options for both releases
+# and environments, visit https://hexdocs.pm/distillery/config/distillery.html
+
+
+# You may define one or more environments in this file,
+# an environment's settings will override those of a release
+# when building in that environment, this combination of release
+# and environment configuration is called a profile
+
+environment :dev do
+  # If you are running Phoenix, you should make sure that
+  # server: true is set and the code reloader is disabled,
+  # even in dev mode.
+  # It is recommended that you build with MIX_ENV=prod and pass
+  # the --env flag to Distillery explicitly if you want to use
+  # dev mode.
+  set dev_mode: true
+  set include_erts: false
+  set cookie: :"G4?a`J[2D&bQ?b?%GpOMXbd2c$A[^%v(XvJaZd7]PzEUWnQRS`qf]3af7*:MwjI^"
+end
+
+environment :prod do
+  set include_erts: true
+  set include_src: false
+  set cookie: :"OciIWQ*Da2eKXW8Wfsl4{TH``k?|JO:c0|}x^AmZQUltc04ZD;!o($[]`58fG<1X"
+  set vm_args: "rel/vm.args"
+end
+
+# You may define one or more releases in this file.
+# If you have not set a default release, or selected one
+# when running `mix distillery.release`, the first release in the file
+# will be used by default
+
+release :farside do
+  set version: current_version(:farside)
+  set applications: [
+    :runtime_tools
+  ]
+end
+
diff --git a/rel/vm.args b/rel/vm.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f34bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/vm.args
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+## This file provide the arguments provided to the VM at startup
+## You can find a full list of flags and their behaviours at
+## http://erlang.org/doc/man/erl.html
+
+## Name of the node
+-name <%= release_name %>@127.0.0.1
+
+## Cookie for distributed erlang
+-setcookie <%= release.profile.cookie %>
+
+## Heartbeat management; auto-restarts VM if it dies or becomes unresponsive
+## (Disabled by default..use with caution!)
+##-heart
+
+## Enable kernel poll and a few async threads
+##+K true
+##+A 5
+## For OTP21+, the +A flag is not used anymore,
+## +SDio replace it to use dirty schedulers
+##+SDio 5
+
+## Increase number of concurrent ports/sockets
+##-env ERL_MAX_PORTS 4096
+
+## Tweak GC to run more often
+##-env ERL_FULLSWEEP_AFTER 10
+
+# Enable SMP automatically based on availability
+# On OTP21+, this is not needed anymore.
+-smp auto