diff --git a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/instances/list.js b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/instances/list.js
index 7419f1bf..e618d5a2 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/instances/list.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/instances/list.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export default compose(
         });
 
         // reverts the individual item mutation flags
-        const setMutatingFalse = selected.map(({ id }) =>
+        const setMutatingFalse = name !== 'remove' && selected.map(({ id }) =>
           set({ name: `${id}-mutating`, value: false })
         );