From c37a01fde46e56086522c34f8b2aec94372a9a2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rimu <3310831+rimu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:58:02 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] set instance.start_trying_again if it has not been already

---
 app/utils.py | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index f36057e0..f7d003ab 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -765,9 +765,13 @@ def inbox_domain(inbox: str) -> str:
 def awaken_dormant_instance(instance):
     if instance and not instance.gone_forever:
         if instance.dormant:
-            if instance.start_trying_again < utcnow():
-                instance.dormant = False
+            if instance.start_trying_again is None:
+                instance.start_trying_again = utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=instance.failures ** 4)
                 db.session.commit()
+            else:
+                if instance.start_trying_again < utcnow():
+                    instance.dormant = False
+                    db.session.commit()
         # give up after ~5 days of trying
         if instance.start_trying_again and utcnow() + timedelta(days=5) < instance.start_trying_again:
             instance.gone_forever = True