diff --git a/app/controllers/instance_controller.rb b/app/controllers/instance_controller.rb
index 5cfa8d9..1817f92 100644
--- a/app/controllers/instance_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/instance_controller.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class InstanceController < ApplicationController
   def adjust_pop
     instance_id, nm, pwd = pop_instance_params
     parent_instance = Instance.find_by(public_id: instance_id)
-    if params[:mins] && params[:pwd] == parent_instance.password
+    if params[:mins] && params[:mins].to_i < 120 && params[:pwd] == parent_instance.password
       ts = Time.now.utc
       pop = Pop.find_by(instance_id: parent_instance.id, name: nm)
       pop.created_at = Time.at(ts - params[:mins].to_i.minutes).utc