diff --git a/lib/farside/application.ex b/lib/farside/application.ex
index 98ac30e..5060f58 100644
--- a/lib/farside/application.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/application.ex
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defmodule Farside.Application do
           ]
         ),
         {LastUpdated, DateTime.utc_now()},
-        {Status, :wait},
+        {Status, :init},
         {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 43a9674..0205fb7 100644
--- a/lib/farside/check.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/check.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Farside.Instance.Check do
   use Task
 
+  alias Farside.Status
+
   def child_spec(args) do
     %{
       id: __MODULE__,
diff --git a/lib/farside/sync.ex b/lib/farside/sync.ex
index 5c9a4b1..c0de422 100644
--- a/lib/farside/sync.ex
+++ b/lib/farside/sync.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Farside.Instance.Sync do
   use Task
 
+  alias Farside.Status
+
   def child_spec(args) do
     %{
       id: __MODULE__,
@@ -17,7 +19,10 @@ defmodule Farside.Instance.Sync do
     receive do
     after
       300_000 ->
-        sync()
+        if(Status.value() == :wait) do
+          sync()
+        end
+
         poll()
     end
   end