diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts
index 785393022..79cc96ac9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/skipped-instances.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export async function skippedInstances(
 			})
 			.andWhere(
 				new Brackets((qb) => {
-					qb.where("instance.isSuspended");
+					qb.where("instance.isSuspended")
+						.orWhere("instance.lastCommunicatedAt < :deadTime", { deadTime });
 				}),
 			)
 			.select("host")