diff --git a/internal/environment/aws_environment.go b/internal/environment/aws_environment.go
index 823d232..31415de 100644
--- a/internal/environment/aws_environment.go
+++ b/internal/environment/aws_environment.go
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ func (a *AWSEnvironment) IdleRunnerCount() int {
 }
 
 // PrewarmingPoolSize is neither supported nor required. It is handled transparently by AWS.
+// For easy compatibility with CodeOcean, 1 is the static value.
 func (a *AWSEnvironment) PrewarmingPoolSize() uint {
-	return 0
+	return 1
 }
 
 // SetPrewarmingPoolSize is neither supported nor required. It is handled transparently by AWS.
diff --git a/internal/runner/abstract_manager.go b/internal/runner/abstract_manager.go
index 2411c00..6fa06fe 100644
--- a/internal/runner/abstract_manager.go
+++ b/internal/runner/abstract_manager.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (n *AbstractManager) EnvironmentStatistics() map[dto.EnvironmentID]*dto.Sta
 			ID:                 int(e.ID()),
 			PrewarmingPoolSize: e.PrewarmingPoolSize(),
 			IdleRunners:        uint(e.IdleRunnerCount()),
-			UsedRunners:        0,
+			UsedRunners:        0, // Adjusted later as the information is present in the specific runner manager.
 		}
 	}