diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/ScreenProctoringService.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/ScreenProctoringService.java
index b4612e5b..3a738eae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/ScreenProctoringService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/ScreenProctoringService.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public interface ScreenProctoringService extends SessionUpdateTask {
     void updateClientConnections();
 
     /** This goes through all running exams with screen proctoring enabled and updates the group attributes
-     *  (mainly the number of active clients in the group) by call ing SPS API and store newest data. */
+     *  (mainly the number of active clients in the group) by calling SPS API and store newest data. */
     void updateActiveGroups();
 
     @Async(AsyncServiceSpringConfig.EXECUTOR_BEAN_NAME)
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ScreenProctoringServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ScreenProctoringServiceImpl.java
index f7d3d549..3c170d9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ScreenProctoringServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ScreenProctoringServiceImpl.java
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ public class ScreenProctoringServiceImpl implements ScreenProctoringService {
             log.debug("Register JOIN instruction for client ");
         }
 
+        final boolean checkActive = exam.lmsSetupId != null;
         final SPSData spsData = this.screenProctoringAPIBinding.getSPSData(exam.id);
         final String url = screenProctoringServiceBundle.bundled
                 ? screenProctoringServiceBundle.serviceURL
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ public class ScreenProctoringServiceImpl implements ScreenProctoringService {
                         InstructionType.SEB_PROCTORING,
                         attributes,
                         ccRecord.getConnectionToken(),
-                        true,
+                        checkActive,
                         true)
                 .onError(error -> log.error(
                         "Failed to register screen proctoring join instruction for SEB connection: {}",