diff --git a/examples/client.go b/examples/client.go
index 74f40fc..6dd9a0f 100644
--- a/examples/client.go
+++ b/examples/client.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println(resp.String())
 
 		if(resp.ResponseCode == aurora.ResponseCode_OK) {
-			if(!monitor.Instances(job.JobKey(), job.GetInstanceCount(), 5, 10)) {
+			if(!monitor.Instances(job.JobKey(), job.GetInstanceCount(), 5, 50)) {
 				_, err := r.KillJob(job.JobKey())
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Println(err)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		if(resp.ResponseCode == aurora.ResponseCode_OK) {
-			if(!monitor.Instances(job.JobKey(), 0, 5, 10)) {
+			if(!monitor.Instances(job.JobKey(), 0, 5, 50)) {
 				fmt.Println("Unable to kill all instances of job")
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		if(resp.ResponseCode == aurora.ResponseCode_OK) {
-			if(!monitor.Instances(job.JobKey(), job.GetInstanceCount()+numOfInstances, 5, 10)) {
+			if(!monitor.Instances(job.JobKey(), job.GetInstanceCount()+numOfInstances, 5, 50)) {
 				fmt.Println("Flexing up failed")
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/monitors.go b/monitors.go
index 4abcf3c..d44a4cf 100644
--- a/monitors.go
+++ b/monitors.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) JobUpdate(updateKey aurora.JobUpdateKey, interval int, timeout
 
 func (m *Monitor) Instances(key *aurora.JobKey, instances int32, interval int, timeout int) bool {
 
-	for i := 0; i*interval <= timeout; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i*interval < timeout; i++ {
 
 		live, err := m.Client.GetInstanceIds(key, aurora.LIVE_STATES)