diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/connection-manager.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/connection-manager.ts
index e12106ce80..cfbd830942 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/connection-manager.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/connection-manager.ts
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager<
 
 		this.#actor.inspector.emitter.emit("connectionsUpdated");
 		this.#pendingDisconnectCount += 1;
+		this.#actor.resetSleepTimer();
 
 		const attributes = {
 			"rivet.conn.id": conn.id,
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/mod.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/mod.ts
index 994eac3b1a..c77607136c 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/mod.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance/mod.ts
@@ -2436,6 +2436,10 @@ export class ActorInstance<
 
 		if (timeoutMs !== undefined) {
 			this.#sleepTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+				if (this.#canSleep() !== CanSleep.Yes) {
+					this.resetSleepTimer();
+					return;
+				}
 				this.startSleep();
 			}, timeoutMs);
 		}