diff --git a/app/public/js/index.js b/app/public/js/index.js
index 4a37a5e..066934b 100644
--- a/app/public/js/index.js
+++ b/app/public/js/index.js
@@ -381,13 +381,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
             showLoadingOverlay(); // Show the loading overlay instead of pageLoader
             updateLoadingMessage('Starting lab environment...');
             updateExamInfo(`Lab: ${selectedLab.name} | Difficulty: ${selectedLab.difficulty || 'Medium'}`);
-            let userAgent = '';
-            try {
-                userAgent = navigator.userAgent;
-            } catch (error) {
-                console.error('Error getting user agent:', error);
-            }
-            selectedLab.userAgent = userAgent;
             
             // Make a POST request to the facilitator API - using exams endpoint for POST
             fetch('/facilitator/api/v1/exams/', {
@@ -481,7 +474,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                 } catch (error) {
                     console.error('Error polling exam status:', error);
                     // Show error in the loading overlay
-                    updateLoadingMessage(`Error: ${error.message}. Retrying...`);
+                    updateLoadingMessage(`Error checking exam status: ${error.message}. Retrying in ${pollInterval/1000}s...`);
                     // Continue polling despite errors
                     setTimeout(poll, pollInterval);
                 }
diff --git a/facilitator/src/services/examService.js b/facilitator/src/services/examService.js
index 4a405d6..f385bb4 100644
--- a/facilitator/src/services/examService.js
+++ b/facilitator/src/services/examService.js
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ async function createExam(examData) {
       category: examData.category,
       labId: examData.config.lab,
       examName: examData.name,
-      event: {
-        userAgent: examData.userAgent
-      }
     });
 
     return {
diff --git a/facilitator/src/utils/redisClient.js b/facilitator/src/utils/redisClient.js
index 9b99cc8..0af7ebd 100644
--- a/facilitator/src/utils/redisClient.js
+++ b/facilitator/src/utils/redisClient.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async function getClient() {
  * @param {number} [ttl=3600] - Time to live in seconds (default: 1 hour)
  * @returns {Promise<string>} - Returns 'OK' if successful
  */
-async function persistExamInfo(examId, examInfo, ttl = 3600000) {
+async function persistExamInfo(examId, examInfo, ttl = 36000) {
   try {
     const client = await getClient();
     const key = `${KEYS.EXAM_INFO}${examId}`;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ async function persistExamInfo(examId, examInfo, ttl = 3600000) {
  * @param {number} [ttl=3600] - Time to live in seconds (default: 1 hour)
  * @returns {Promise<string>} - Returns 'OK' if successful
  */
-async function persistExamStatus(examId, status, ttl = 3600000) {
+async function persistExamStatus(examId, status, ttl = 36000) {
   try {
     const client = await getClient();
     const key = `${KEYS.EXAM_STATUS}${examId}`;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async function persistExamStatus(examId, status, ttl = 3600000) {
  * @param {number} [ttl=3600] - Time to live in seconds (default: 1 hour)
  * @returns {Promise<string>} - Returns 'OK' if successful
  */
-async function persistExamResult(examId, result, ttl = 3600000) {
+async function persistExamResult(examId, result, ttl = 36000) {
   try {
     const client = await getClient();
     const key = `${KEYS.EXAM_RESULT}${examId}`;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ async function persistExamResult(examId, result, ttl = 3600000) {
  * @param {number} [ttl=3600] - Time to live in seconds (default: 1 hour)
  * @returns {Promise<string>} - Returns 'OK' if successful
  */
-async function setCurrentExamId(examId, ttl = 3600000) {
+async function setCurrentExamId(examId, ttl = 36000) {
   try {
     const client = await getClient();
     const result = await client.setEx(KEYS.CURRENT_EXAM_ID, ttl, examId);
diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 29733ca..25e64d4 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ try {
         Write-ColorOutput "CK-X Simulator has been installed in: " -NoNewline
         Write-ColorOutput "$(Get-Location), run all below commands from this directory" "Green"
         Write-ColorOutput "To stop CK-X: " -NoNewline
-        Write-ColorOutput "docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans --rmi all" "Green"
+        Write-ColorOutput "docker compose down" "Green"
         Write-ColorOutput "To Restart CK-X: " -NoNewline
         Write-ColorOutput "docker compose restart" "Green"
         Write-ColorOutput "To clean up all containers and images: " -NoNewline
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 4866ecb..0f719e0 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ main() {
     echo -e "\n${BLUE}Useful Commands${NC}"
     echo -e "${CYAN}==============================================================${NC}"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}CK-X Simulator has been installed in:${NC} ${GREEN}$(pwd)${NC}, run all below commands from this directory"
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}To stop CK-X  ${GREEN}docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans --rmi all${NC}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}To stop CK-X  ${GREEN}docker compose down${NC}"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}To Restart CK-X:${NC} ${GREEN}docker compose restart${NC}"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}To clean up all containers and images:${NC} ${GREEN}docker system prune -a${NC}"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}To remove only CK-X images:${NC} ${GREEN}docker compose down --rmi all${NC}"