diff --git a/sorteerhoed/HITStore.py b/sorteerhoed/HITStore.py
index 8e7d6d6..c4834b1 100644
--- a/sorteerhoed/HITStore.py
+++ b/sorteerhoed/HITStore.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class HIT(Base):
             return "accepted by worker"
         # on abandon:
         if self.worker_id:
-            return "abandoned / awaiting worker"
+            return "abandoned by worker"
         return "awaiting worker"
         
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Store:
         return self.getAvgDurationOfPreviousNHits(5)
     
     def getHitTimeout(self):
-        return max(200, self.getAvgDurationOfPreviousNHits(5)*2)
+        return max(160, self.getAvgDurationOfPreviousNHits(5)*2)
     
     def getHITs(self, n = 100):
         return self.session.query(HIT).\
diff --git a/sorteerhoed/central_management.py b/sorteerhoed/central_management.py
index f44922b..4299371 100644
--- a/sorteerhoed/central_management.py
+++ b/sorteerhoed/central_management.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ class CentralManagement():
                                     sqsHit.submit_hit_at = datetime.datetime.utcnow() # fake submit
                             if updateStatus:
                                 self.setLight(False)
+                            self.mturk.create_worker_block(WorkerId=signal.params['event']['WorkerId'], Reason='Accepted task without working on it.')
                                                         
                         elif signal.name == 'sqs.AssignmentReturned':
                             self.logger.info(f'Set status progress to returned')
@@ -251,7 +252,15 @@ class CentralManagement():
                             if sqsHit.uuid not in sqsHit.answer:
                                 self.logger.critical(f"Not a valid answer given?! {sqsHit.answer}")
                             
-                            sqsHit.submit_hit_at = datetime.datetime.strptime(signal.params['event']['EventTimestamp'],"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                            if not sqsHit.submit_page_at:
+                                # page not submitted, hit is. Nevertheless, create new hit.
+                                try:
+                                    self.mturk.reject_assignment(AssignmentId=signal.params['event']['AssignmentId'], RequesterFeedback='Did not do the assignment')
+                                except Exception as e:
+                                    self.logger.exception(e)
+                                self.makeHit()
+                            else:
+                                sqsHit.submit_hit_at = datetime.datetime.strptime(signal.params['event']['EventTimestamp'],"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
                             
                         self.store.saveHIT(sqsHit)