diff --git a/app/Jobs/ContainerStatusJob.php b/app/Jobs/ContainerStatusJob.php
index 250156831..20acb4bc4 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ContainerStatusJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ContainerStatusJob.php
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ public function handle(): void
     {
         // ray("checking server status for {$this->server->id}");
         try {
-            $this->server->checkServerRediness();
+            if (!$this->server->checkServerRediness()) {
+                return;
+            }
             $containers = instant_remote_process(["docker container ls -q"], $this->server);
             if (!$containers) {
                 return;
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ServerStatusJob.php b/app/Jobs/ServerStatusJob.php
index 7d591bc83..4337cecf5 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ServerStatusJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ServerStatusJob.php
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ public function handle(): void
     {
         ray("checking server status for {$this->server->id}");
         try {
-            $this->server->checkServerRediness();
+            if (!$this->server->checkServerRediness()) {
+                return;
+            }
             $this->cleanup(notify: false);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             send_internal_notification('ServerStatusJob failed with: ' . $e->getMessage());
diff --git a/app/Models/Server.php b/app/Models/Server.php
index 8e7831f83..1461f8cdc 100644
--- a/app/Models/Server.php
+++ b/app/Models/Server.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public function skipServer()
     public function checkServerRediness()
     {
         if ($this->skipServer()) {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         $serverUptimeCheckNumber = $this->unreachable_count;
         $serverUptimeCheckNumberMax = 5;