diff --git a/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/position.ts b/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/position.ts
index 79d955850..39e70311c 100644
--- a/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/position.ts
+++ b/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/position.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class PositionLifecycleController extends EventEmitter {
 
   constructor(public parcelController: ParcelLifeCycleController, public sceneController: SceneLifeCycleController) {
     super()
-    sceneController.on('Scene ready', () => this.checkPositionSettlement())
+    sceneController.on('Scene status', () => this.checkPositionSettlement())
   }
 
   async reportCurrentPosition(position: Vector2Component, teleported: boolean) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class PositionLifecycleController extends EventEmitter {
 
   private checkPositionSettlement() {
     if (!this.positionSettled) {
-      const settling = this.currentlySightedScenes.every($ => this.sceneController.isReady($))
+      const settling = this.currentlySightedScenes.every($ => this.sceneController.isRenderable($))
 
       if (settling) {
         this.positionSettled = settling
diff --git a/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/scene.ts b/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/scene.ts
index abb8fcbec..d6c17a679 100644
--- a/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/scene.ts
+++ b/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/controllers/scene.ts
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ export class SceneLifeCycleController extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
-  isReady(sceneId: SceneId): boolean {
+  isRenderable(sceneId: SceneId): boolean {
     const status = this.sceneStatus.get(sceneId)
-    return !!status && status.isReady()
+    return !!status && (status.isReady() || status.isFailed())
   }
 
   reportStatus(sceneId: string, status: SceneLifeCycleStatusType) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class SceneLifeCycleController extends EventEmitter {
     }
     lifeCycleStatus.status = status
 
-    this.emit('Scene ready', sceneId)
+    this.emit('Scene status', { sceneId, status })
   }
 
   async requestSceneId(position: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/lib/scene.status.ts b/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/lib/scene.status.ts
index 487e4bfae..1a8d93494 100644
--- a/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/lib/scene.status.ts
+++ b/packages/decentraland-loader/lifecycle/lib/scene.status.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ILand } from 'shared/types'
 
-export type SceneLifeCycleStatusType = 'unloaded' | 'awake' | 'loaded' | 'ready'
+export type SceneLifeCycleStatusType = 'unloaded' | 'awake' | 'loaded' | 'ready' | 'failed'
 
 export class SceneLifeCycleStatus {
   status: SceneLifeCycleStatusType = 'unloaded'
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@ export class SceneLifeCycleStatus {
   isReady() {
     return this.status === 'ready'
   }
+
+  isFailed() {
+    return this.status === 'failed'
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/scene-system/scene.system.ts b/packages/scene-system/scene.system.ts
index 161b89270..5d2e95453 100644
--- a/packages/scene-system/scene.system.ts
+++ b/packages/scene-system/scene.system.ts
@@ -396,11 +396,7 @@ export default class GamekitScene extends Script {
       try {
         await customEval((source as any) as string, getES5Context({ dcl }))
 
-        this.events.push({
-          type: 'InitMessagesFinished',
-          tag: 'scene',
-          payload: '{}'
-        })
+        this.events.push(this.initMessagesFinished())
 
         this.onStartFunctions.push(() => {
           const engine: IEngineAPI = this.engine as any
@@ -408,6 +404,8 @@ export default class GamekitScene extends Script {
         })
       } catch (e) {
         that.onError(e)
+
+        this.events.push(this.initMessagesFinished())
       }
 
       this.sendBatch()
@@ -431,6 +429,14 @@ export default class GamekitScene extends Script {
     this.sendBatch()
   }
 
+  private initMessagesFinished(): EntityAction {
+    return {
+      type: 'InitMessagesFinished',
+      tag: 'scene',
+      payload: '{}'
+    }
+  }
+
   private sendBatch() {
     try {
       if (this.events.length) {
diff --git a/packages/shared/world/SceneWorker.ts b/packages/shared/world/SceneWorker.ts
index 604887b9d..eec5a9e0f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/world/SceneWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/world/SceneWorker.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export class SceneWorker {
   public persistent = false
   public readonly onDisposeObservable = new Observable<SceneWorker>()
 
+  public sceneStarted: boolean = false
+
   public readonly position: Vector3 = new Vector3()
   private readonly lastSentPosition = new Vector3(0, 0, 0)
   private readonly lastSentRotation = new Quaternion(0, 0, 0, 1)
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ export class SceneWorker {
   private worldRunningObserver: Observer<any> | null = null
 
   private sceneReady: boolean = false
-  private sceneStarted: boolean = false
 
   constructor(public parcelScene: ParcelSceneAPI, transport?: ScriptingTransport) {
     parcelScene.registerWorker(this)
diff --git a/packages/shared/world/parcelSceneManager.ts b/packages/shared/world/parcelSceneManager.ts
index b1434d7e8..beb852fb3 100644
--- a/packages/shared/world/parcelSceneManager.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/world/parcelSceneManager.ts
@@ -79,18 +79,34 @@ export async function enableParcelSceneLoading(options: EnableParcelSceneLoading
   })
 
   ret.on('Scene.shouldStart', async (opts: { sceneId: string }) => {
-    const parcelSceneToStart = await ret.getParcelData(opts.sceneId)
+    const sceneId = opts.sceneId
+    const parcelSceneToStart = await ret.getParcelData(sceneId)
 
     // create the worker if don't exist
-    if (!getSceneWorkerBySceneID(opts.sceneId)) {
+    if (!getSceneWorkerBySceneID(sceneId)) {
       const parcelScene = new options.parcelSceneClass(ILandToLoadableParcelScene(parcelSceneToStart))
       loadParcelScene(parcelScene)
     }
 
+    const observer = sceneLifeCycleObservable.add(sceneStatus => {
+      if (sceneStatus.sceneId === sceneId) {
+        ret.notify('Scene.status', sceneStatus)
+      }
+      sceneLifeCycleObservable.remove(observer)
+    })
+
     // tell the engine to load the parcel scene
     if (options.onLoadParcelScenes) {
-      options.onLoadParcelScenes([await ret.getParcelData(opts.sceneId)])
+      options.onLoadParcelScenes([await ret.getParcelData(sceneId)])
     }
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const worker = getSceneWorkerBySceneID(sceneId)
+      if (worker && !worker.sceneStarted) {
+        sceneLifeCycleObservable.remove(observer)
+        ret.notify('Scene.status', { sceneId, status: 'failed' })
+      }
+    }, 30000)
   })
 
   ret.on('Scene.shouldUnload', async (opts: { sceneId: string }) => {
@@ -126,8 +142,4 @@ export async function enableParcelSceneLoading(options: EnableParcelSceneLoading
     worldToGrid(obj.position, position)
     ret.notify('User.setPosition', { position, teleported: false })
   })
-
-  sceneLifeCycleObservable.add(sceneStatus => {
-    ret.notify('Scene.status', sceneStatus)
-  })
 }