diff --git a/.github/workflows/lambda-runner-binaries-syncer.yml b/.github/workflows/lambda-runner-binaries-syncer.yml
index 5d79154c2f..86f849d46f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lambda-runner-binaries-syncer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lambda-runner-binaries-syncer.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: modules/runner-binaries-syncer/lambdas/runner-binaries-syncer
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install
       - name: Run prettier
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lambda-runners.yml b/.github/workflows/lambda-runners.yml
index 0728d21c80..683d032ee3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lambda-runners.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lambda-runners.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: modules/runners/lambdas/runners
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install
       - name: Run prettier
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lambda-webhook.yml b/.github/workflows/lambda-webhook.yml
index 062670e5b0..682793a594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lambda-webhook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lambda-webhook.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: modules/webhook/lambdas/webhook
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install
       - name: Run prettier
diff --git a/.github/workflows/packer-build.yml b/.github/workflows/packer-build.yml
index 5704a83bf3..1985cd0076 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packer-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packer-build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: images/${{ matrix.image }}
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
       - name: packer init
         run: packer init .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a5aa5d2b48..c80075ac55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           LAMBDA: ${{ matrix.lambda }}
         run: echo ::set-output name=name::${LAMBDA##*/}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Add zip
         run: apt update && apt install zip
       - name: Build dist
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       prepare
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-check.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-check.yml
index a266070197..90abeeea50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-check.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Semantic Commit Message Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v4
         name: Check PR for Semantic Commit Message
diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform.yml b/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
index fe428a9f1b..2e48462deb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       image: hashicorp/terraform:${{ matrix.terraform }}
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Fake zip files" # Validate will fail if it cannot find the zip files
         run: |
           touch modules/webhook/lambdas/webhook/webhook.zip
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: hashicorp/terraform:${{ matrix.terraform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: terraform init
         run: terraform init -get -backend=false -input=false
       - if: contains(matrix.terraform, '1.1.')
diff --git a/modules/runners/lambdas/runners/src/aws/runners.ts b/modules/runners/lambdas/runners/src/aws/runners.ts
index 20a2d93770..3d095c6dff 100644
--- a/modules/runners/lambdas/runners/src/aws/runners.ts
+++ b/modules/runners/lambdas/runners/src/aws/runners.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ export async function createRunner(runnerParameters: RunnerInputParameters): Pro
   logger.info('Created instance(s): ', instances.join(','), LogFields.print());
 
   const ssm = new SSM();
+  const delay = async (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+
   for (const instance of instances) {
     await ssm
       .putParameter({
@@ -211,5 +213,6 @@ export async function createRunner(runnerParameters: RunnerInputParameters): Pro
         Type: 'SecureString',
       })
       .promise();
+    await delay(25);
   }
 }