diff --git a/app/activitypub/routes.py b/app/activitypub/routes.py
index 0bff76ef..52f16cbf 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/routes.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/routes.py
@@ -1080,6 +1080,8 @@ def process_inbox_request(request_json, activitypublog_id, ip_address):
                         user.instance.last_seen = utcnow()
                         # user.instance.ip_address = ip_address
                         user.instance.dormant = False
+                        user.instance.gone_forever = False
+                        user.instance.failures = 0
             else:
                 activity_log.exception_message = 'Instance blocked'
 
diff --git a/app/community/util.py b/app/community/util.py
index 2c859440..43f57acc 100644
--- a/app/community/util.py
+++ b/app/community/util.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def send_to_remote_instance_task(instance_id: int, community_id: int, payload):
             instance.failures += 1
             instance.most_recent_attempt = utcnow()
             instance.start_trying_again = utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=instance.failures ** 4)
-            if instance.failures > 2:
+            if instance.failures > 10:
                 instance.dormant = True
         db.session.commit()