---
id: "INC-fly-01M677RH42BNN1N37NMJJJW7C8"
kind: "incident"
aliases: []
title: "Fly.io: Slow image pulls delaying Machine starts in IAD"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "resolved"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "Fly.io", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["fly", "hosting", "incident", "ops", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-30T20:24:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T20:24:45+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T21:53:28+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "statuspage", "url": "https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M677RH42BNN1N37NMJJJW7C8", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T20:24:45+00:00"}]
---

# Fly.io: Slow image pulls delaying Machine starts in IAD

## Affected

- vendor:Fly.io affected ? fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T20:24:45+00:00 statuspage https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M677RH42BNN1N37NMJJJW7C8

## From the sources

We are investigating slow image pulls within Fly Machines in IAD. Newly created or updated Machines are taking longer to start, which may cause deployments to time out. Machines start successfully after the delay. Consider creating Machines in alternate regions, if possible, or running `fly deploy --wait-timeout 10m` to give Machines up to 10 minutes to prepare images and start.

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