diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
index 136987c2..b9b959f7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function InstanceCtrlBtns(args) {
     } = args;
 
     const finished = instance && instance.phase === 'Finished';
-    const tutorialDisable = tutorial && tutorial < 8;
+    const tutorialDisable = instance.time_control === 'Practice' && tutorial;
     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 ce566608..8f373897 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
             setPvp(false);
             const player = v.players.find(p => p.id === account.id);
             store.dispatch(actions.setPlayer(player));
-           
-            if (tutorial) tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial);
+            if (tutorial && v.time_control === 'Practice') tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial);
 
             if (v.phase === 'Finished') {
                 ws.sendAccountInstances();
@@ -211,10 +210,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    function startTutorial() {
-        store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(1));
-    }
-
     function promptRegister() {
         store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(99));
         store.dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
@@ -249,7 +244,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         setSubscription,
         setWs,
 
-        startTutorial,
         promptRegister,
 
         urlHashChange,
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index f72541b2..380625c0 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ function createSocket(events) {
         ChatWheel: wheel => events.setChatWheel(wheel),
         // Joining: () => events.notify('Searching for instance...'),
 
-        StartTutorial: () => events.startTutorial(),
+        // StartTutorial: () => events.startTutorial(),
         PromptRegister: () => events.promptRegister(),
 
         Processing: () => true,