diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_manager/user_sessions.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_manager/user_sessions.py
index d78f6e8f56a..3b42cdf792f 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_manager/user_sessions.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_manager/user_sessions.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async def user_pressed_disconnect(self) -> None:
 
         await self._registry.set_key_alive(self._resource_key(), 1)
 
-    async def remove_socket_id(self) -> None:
+    async def remove_socket_id_after_disconnection(self) -> None:
         _logger.debug(
             "user %s/tab %s removing socket from registry...",
             self.user_id,
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ async def remove_socket_id(self) -> None:
         )
 
         await self._registry.remove_resource(self._resource_key(), _SOCKET_ID_FIELDNAME)
-        await self._registry.set_key_alive(
-            self._resource_key(), _get_service_deletion_timeout(self.app)
-        )
+        # when the tab is closed the alive key is also removed immediately,
+        # there is no reason to keep it active
+        await self._registry.set_key_alive(self._resource_key(), 1)
 
     async def set_heartbeat(self) -> None:
         """Extends TTL to avoid expiration of all resources under this session"""
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/_handlers.py
index 356e2cc1ba7..4387b2ae6b9 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/_handlers.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ async def disconnect(socket_id: SocketID, app: web.Application) -> None:
                 f"{client_session_id=}",
             ):
                 with managed_resource(user_id, client_session_id, app) as user_session:
-                    await user_session.remove_socket_id()
+                    await user_session.remove_socket_id_after_disconnection()
                 # signal same user other clients if available
                 await emit(
                     app,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ async def disconnect(socket_id: SocketID, app: web.Application) -> None:
         else:
             # this should not happen!!
             _logger.error(
-                "Unknown client diconnected sid: %s, session %s",
+                "Unknown client disconnected sid: %s, session %s",
                 socket_id,
                 f"{socketio_session}",
             )
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_resource_manager_user_sessions.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_resource_manager_user_sessions.py
index 9e46f5a27f7..5114947b558 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_resource_manager_user_sessions.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_resource_manager_user_sessions.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ async def test_users_sessions_resources_registry(
             client_session_id = tabs[socket_id]
 
             with managed_resource(user_id, client_session_id, redis_enabled_app) as rt:
-                await rt.remove_socket_id()
+                await rt.remove_socket_id_after_disconnection()
 
                 num_sockets_for_user = len(await rt.find_socket_ids())
                 assert num_sockets_for_user == (NUM_SOCKET_IDS - socket - 1)