diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
index c4130385..45c26e1f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ function InstanceCtrlBtns(args) {
 
     const finished = instance && instance.phase === 'Finished';
 
-    const skip = instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.phase === 'Lobby';
-    if (skip) {
-        sendReady();
-    }
-
     return (
         <div class="instance-ctrl-btns">
             <button disabled={!account.subscribed} onClick={() => setChatShow(!chatShow)}>Chat</button>
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index 073c2ffc..ab634d98 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -210,13 +210,18 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
     }
 
     function setInstance(v) {
-        const { account, instance, ws, tutorial } = store.getState();
+        const { account, ws, tutorial } = store.getState();
         if (v) {
             setInvite(null);
             setPvp(false);
             const player = v.players.find(p => p.id === account.id);
             store.dispatch(actions.setPlayer(player));
 
+            const skip = v.time_control === 'Practice' && v.phase === 'Lobby';
+            if (skip) {
+                ws.sendInstanceReady(v.id);
+            }
+
             if (v.phase === 'Finished') {
                 ws.sendAccountInstances();
             }