diff --git a/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock.go b/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock.go
index 7a92ef36c73..0cdb94ca627 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock.go
@@ -28,20 +28,23 @@ func (sl *ServerLockService) Init() error {
 // OncePerServerGroup try to create a lock for this server and only executes the
 // `fn` function when successful. This should not be used at low internal. But services
 // that needs to be run once every ex 10m.
-func (sl *ServerLockService) OncePerServerGroup(ctx context.Context, actionName string, maxEvery time.Duration, fn func()) error {
+func (sl *ServerLockService) OncePerServerGroup(ctx context.Context, actionName string, maxInterval time.Duration, fn func()) error {
+	// gets or creates a lockable row
 	rowLock, err := sl.getOrCreate(ctx, actionName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// avoid execution if last lock happened less than `matInterval` ago
 	if rowLock.LastExecution != 0 {
 		lastExeuctionTime := time.Unix(rowLock.LastExecution, 0)
-		if lastExeuctionTime.Unix() > time.Now().Add(-maxEvery).Unix() {
+		if lastExeuctionTime.Unix() > time.Now().Add(-maxInterval).Unix() {
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	acquiredLock, err := sl.acquireLock(ctx, rowLock, maxEvery)
+	// try to get lock based on rowLow version
+	acquiredLock, err := sl.acquireLock(ctx, rowLock)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ func (sl *ServerLockService) OncePerServerGroup(ctx context.Context, actionName
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sl *ServerLockService) acquireLock(ctx context.Context, serverLock *serverLock, maxEvery time.Duration) (bool, error) {
+func (sl *ServerLockService) acquireLock(ctx context.Context, serverLock *serverLock) (bool, error) {
 	var result bool
 
 	err := sl.SQLStore.WithDbSession(ctx, func(dbSession *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
diff --git a/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_integration_test.go b/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_integration_test.go
index 0065651b8d7..335f540b2e3 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_integration_test.go
@@ -13,63 +13,28 @@ import (
 func TestServerLok(t *testing.T) {
 	sl := createTestableServerLock(t)
 
-	Convey("Server lock integration test", t, func() {
+	Convey("Server lock integration tests", t, func() {
+		counter := 0
+		var err error
+		incCounter := func() { counter++ }
+		atInterval := time.Second * 1
+		ctx := context.Background()
 
-		Convey("Check that we can call OncePerServerGroup multiple times without executing callback", func() {
-			counter := 0
-			var err error
+		//this time `fn` should be executed
+		So(sl.OncePerServerGroup(ctx, "test-operation", atInterval, incCounter), ShouldBeNil)
 
-			//this time `fn` should be executed
-			err = sl.OncePerServerGroup(context.Background(), "test-operation", time.Second*5, func() { counter++ })
-			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		//this should not execute `fn`
+		So(sl.OncePerServerGroup(ctx, "test-operation", atInterval, incCounter), ShouldBeNil)
+		So(sl.OncePerServerGroup(ctx, "test-operation", atInterval, incCounter), ShouldBeNil)
+		So(sl.OncePerServerGroup(ctx, "test-operation", atInterval, incCounter), ShouldBeNil)
+		So(sl.OncePerServerGroup(ctx, "test-operation", atInterval, incCounter), ShouldBeNil)
 
-			//this should not execute `fn`
-			err = sl.OncePerServerGroup(context.Background(), "test-operation", time.Second*5, func() { counter++ })
-			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		// wait 5 second.
+		<-time.After(atInterval * 2)
 
-			//this should not execute `fn`
-			err = sl.OncePerServerGroup(context.Background(), "test-operation", time.Second*5, func() { counter++ })
-			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-			// wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-			// for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
-			// 	wg.Add(1)
-			// 	go func(index int) {
-			// 		defer wg.Done()
-			// 		//sl := createTestableServerLock(t)
-			// 		//<-time.After(time.Second)
-
-			// 		j := 0
-			// 		for {
-			// 			select {
-			// 			case <-time.Tick(time.Second):
-			// 				fmt.Printf("running worker %d loop %d\n", index, j)
-			// 				err := sl.OncePerServerGroup(context.Background(), "test-operation", time.Second*2, func() {
-			// 					counter++
-			// 				})
-
-			// 				if err != nil {
-			// 					t.Errorf("expected. err: %v", err)
-			// 				}
-
-			// 				j++
-			// 				if j > 3 {
-			// 					return
-			// 				}
-			// 			}
-			// 		}
-			// 	}(i)
-			// }
-
-			// wg.Wait()
-
-			// wait 5 second.
-			<-time.After(time.Second * 10)
-
-			// now `fn` should be executed again
-			err = sl.OncePerServerGroup(context.Background(), "test-operation", time.Second*5, func() { counter++ })
-			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-			So(counter, ShouldEqual, 2)
-		})
+		// now `fn` should be executed again
+		err = sl.OncePerServerGroup(ctx, "test-operation", atInterval, incCounter)
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		So(counter, ShouldEqual, 2)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_test.go b/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_test.go
index e5166144e0b..ccd1c252090 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/serverlock/serverlock_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package serverlock
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
-
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
 	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
 )
@@ -45,11 +43,11 @@ func TestServerLock(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Should be able to create lock on first row", func() {
-			gotLock, err := sl.acquireLock(context.Background(), first, time.Second*1)
+			gotLock, err := sl.acquireLock(context.Background(), first)
 			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 			So(gotLock, ShouldBeTrue)
 
-			gotLock, err = sl.acquireLock(context.Background(), first, time.Second*1)
+			gotLock, err = sl.acquireLock(context.Background(), first)
 			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 			So(gotLock, ShouldBeFalse)
 		})