diff --git a/client/cryps.css b/client/cryps.css
index e28cda97..4b58b91d 100644
--- a/client/cryps.css
+++ b/client/cryps.css
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ header {
 
 .ready {
     color: forestgreen;
+    border-color: forestgreen;
     box-shadow: inset -0.5em 0 0 0 forestgreen;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
index 7ff0d6a3..c1b84273 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ function InstanceComponent(args) {
         </button>
     );
 
+    const rdyClasses = `instance-btn instance-ui-btn ready-btn ${player.ready ? 'ready' : ''}`;
     const readyBtn = (
         <button
-            className="instance-btn instance-ui-btn ready-btn"
+            className={rdyClasses}
             onClick={() => sendInstanceReady()}>
             Ready
         </button>
diff --git a/server/src/cryp.rs b/server/src/cryp.rs
index eda0c636..2ca2c5b0 100644
--- a/server/src/cryp.rs
+++ b/server/src/cryp.rs
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ pub fn cryp_write(cryp: Cryp, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<Cryp, Error> {
 
     let query = "
         UPDATE cryps
-        SET data = $1
+        SET data = $1, updated_at = now()
         WHERE id = $2
         RETURNING id, account, data;
     ";
diff --git a/server/src/game.rs b/server/src/game.rs
index eaa9ff53..3bfca93b 100644
--- a/server/src/game.rs
+++ b/server/src/game.rs
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ pub fn game_update(game: &Game, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let query = "
         UPDATE games
-        SET data = $1
+        SET data = $1, updated_at = now()
         WHERE id = $2
         RETURNING id, data;
     ";
diff --git a/server/src/instance.rs b/server/src/instance.rs
index d3c19517..8c97d6a7 100644
--- a/server/src/instance.rs
+++ b/server/src/instance.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ pub fn instance_update(tx: &mut Transaction, instance: Instance) -> Result<Insta
 
     let query = "
         UPDATE instances
-        SET data = $1, open = $2
+        SET data = $1, open = $2, updated_at = now()
         WHERE id = $3
         RETURNING id, data;
     ";
diff --git a/server/src/player.rs b/server/src/player.rs
index 1e8fc88c..c5edeefd 100644
--- a/server/src/player.rs
+++ b/server/src/player.rs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ pub fn player_update(tx: &mut Transaction, mut player: Player, ignore_phase: boo
 
     let query = "
         UPDATE players
-        SET data = $1
+        SET data = $1, updated_at = now()
         WHERE id = $2
         RETURNING id, data;
     ";