diff --git a/zetta_utils/cloud_management/resource_allocation/k8s/common.py b/zetta_utils/cloud_management/resource_allocation/k8s/common.py
index b9c29646..e42cf9df 100644
--- a/zetta_utils/cloud_management/resource_allocation/k8s/common.py
+++ b/zetta_utils/cloud_management/resource_allocation/k8s/common.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def get_mazepa_worker_command(
         command = "mazepa.run_worker"
         num_procs_line = ""
         semaphores_line = ""
-        idle_timeout_line = f"idle_timeout: {num_procs}\n"
+        idle_timeout_line = f"idle_timeout: {idle_timeout}\n"
     else:
         command = "mazepa.run_worker_manager"
         num_procs_line = f"num_procs: {num_procs}\n"
diff --git a/zetta_utils/run/gc_slack.py b/zetta_utils/run/gc_slack.py
index 515fceb7..674453e7 100644
--- a/zetta_utils/run/gc_slack.py
+++ b/zetta_utils/run/gc_slack.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def post_message(msg: str, priority=True):
                 slack_client.chat_delete(
                     channel=os.environ["SLACK_CHANNEL"], ts=RUN_DB["gc_last_msg"]
                 )
-                RUN_DB["gc_last_msg"] = response["ts"]
             except (KeyError, SlackApiError):
                 ...
+            RUN_DB["gc_last_msg"] = response["ts"]
     except SlackApiError as err:
         logger.warning(err.response["error"])