diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/models.py b/src/aleph/vm/models.py
index 111a9c92a..6b40c8aef 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/models.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/models.py
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ def controller_service(self) -> str:
     def uses_payment_stream(self) -> bool:
         return self.message.payment and self.message.payment.is_stream
 
+    @property
+    def uses_payment_credit(self) -> bool:
+        return self.message.payment and self.message.payment.is_credit
+
     @property
     def has_resources(self) -> bool:
         assert self.vm, "The VM attribute has to be set before calling has_resources()"
diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/views/__init__.py b/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/views/__init__.py
index feafab4d1..978b57029 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/views/__init__.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/views/__init__.py
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ async def update_allocations(request: web.Request):
                 execution.vm_hash not in allocations
                 and execution.is_running
                 and not execution.uses_payment_stream
+                and not execution.uses_payment_credit
                 and not execution.gpus
                 and not execution.is_confidential
             ):