diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/server.rs b/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
index 9990bbd..c268387 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-use crate::{
-    storage::{ActixStorage, StorageWrapper},
-    worker::Worker,
-};
+use crate::storage::{ActixStorage, StorageWrapper};
 use anyhow::Error;
-use background_jobs_core::{NewJobInfo, ReturnJobInfo, Storage};
+use background_jobs_core::{JobInfo, NewJobInfo, ReturnJobInfo, Storage};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tracing::{error, trace};
+use tracing::trace;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// The server Actor
 ///
@@ -28,33 +26,16 @@ impl Server {
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn new_job(&self, job: NewJobInfo) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let ready = job.is_ready();
-        self.storage.new_job(job).await?;
-
-        if !ready {
-            trace!("New job is not ready for processing yet, returning");
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
+        self.storage.new_job(job).await.map(|_| ())
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn request_job(
         &self,
-        worker: Box<dyn Worker + Send + Sync + 'static>,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        trace!("Worker {} requested job", worker.id());
-        let job = self
-            .storage
-            .request_job(worker.queue(), worker.id())
-            .await?;
-
-        if let Err(job) = worker.process(job).await {
-            error!("Worker {} has hung up", worker.id());
-            self.storage.return_job(job.unexecuted()).await?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
+        worker_id: Uuid,
+        worker_queue: &str,
+    ) -> Result<JobInfo, Error> {
+        trace!("Worker {} requested job", worker_id);
+        self.storage.request_job(worker_queue, worker_id).await
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn return_job(&self, job: ReturnJobInfo) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
index c307a6b..9581d09 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
@@ -1,63 +1,10 @@
-use std::future::Future;
-
 use crate::Server;
-use background_jobs_core::{CachedProcessorMap, JobInfo};
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
+use background_jobs_core::CachedProcessorMap;
+use std::future::Future;
 use tracing::Span;
 use tracing_futures::Instrument;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-#[async_trait::async_trait]
-pub trait Worker {
-    async fn process(&self, job: JobInfo) -> Result<(), JobInfo>;
-
-    fn id(&self) -> Uuid;
-
-    fn queue(&self) -> &str;
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct LocalWorkerHandle {
-    tx: Sender<JobInfo>,
-    id: Uuid,
-    queue: String,
-}
-
-impl LocalWorkerHandle {
-    fn span(&self, operation: &str) -> Span {
-        tracing::info_span!(
-            "Worker",
-            worker.id = tracing::field::display(&self.id),
-            worker.queue = tracing::field::display(&self.queue),
-            worker.operation.id = tracing::field::display(&Uuid::new_v4()),
-            worker.operation.name = tracing::field::display(operation),
-            exception.message = tracing::field::Empty,
-            exception.details = tracing::field::Empty,
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-#[async_trait::async_trait]
-impl Worker for LocalWorkerHandle {
-    async fn process(&self, job: JobInfo) -> Result<(), JobInfo> {
-        match self.tx.clone().send(job).await {
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::error!("Unable to send job");
-                Err(e.0)
-            }
-            _ => Ok(()),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn id(&self) -> Uuid {
-        self.id
-    }
-
-    fn queue(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.queue
-    }
-}
-
 struct LocalWorkerStarter<State: Clone + 'static, Extras: 'static> {
     queue: String,
     processors: CachedProcessorMap<State>,
@@ -146,53 +93,66 @@ pub(crate) async fn local_worker<State, Extras>(
     };
 
     let id = Uuid::new_v4();
-    let (tx, mut rx) = channel(16);
 
-    let handle = LocalWorkerHandle { tx, id, queue };
-
-    let log_on_drop = LogOnDrop(|| handle.span("closing"));
+    let log_on_drop = LogOnDrop(|| make_span(id, &queue, "closing"));
 
     loop {
-        let span = handle.span("request");
-        if let Err(e) = server
-            .request_job(Box::new(handle.clone()))
-            .instrument(span.clone())
+        let request_span = make_span(id, &queue, "request");
+
+        let job = match request_span
+            .in_scope(|| server.request_job(id, &queue))
+            .instrument(request_span.clone())
             .await
         {
-            metrics::counter!("background-jobs.worker.failed-request", 1);
+            Ok(job) => job,
+            Err(e) => {
+                metrics::counter!("background-jobs.worker.failed-request", 1);
 
-            let display = format!("{}", e);
-            let debug = format!("{:?}", e);
-            span.record("exception.message", &tracing::field::display(&display));
-            span.record("exception.details", &tracing::field::display(&debug));
-            span.in_scope(|| tracing::error!("Failed to notify server of ready worker, {}", e));
-            break;
-        }
-        drop(span);
-
-        if let Some(job) = rx.recv().await {
-            let job_id = job.id();
-            let return_job = time_job(Box::pin(processors.process(job)), job_id)
-                .instrument(handle.span("process"))
-                .await;
-
-            let span = handle.span("return");
-            if let Err(e) = server.return_job(return_job).instrument(span.clone()).await {
-                metrics::counter!("background-jobs.worker.failed-return", 1);
-
-                let display = format!("{}", e);
+                let display_val = format!("{}", e);
                 let debug = format!("{:?}", e);
-                span.record("exception.message", &tracing::field::display(&display));
-                span.record("exception.details", &tracing::field::display(&debug));
-                span.in_scope(|| tracing::warn!("Failed to return completed job, {}", e));
+                request_span.record("exception.message", &tracing::field::display(&display_val));
+                request_span.record("exception.details", &tracing::field::display(&debug));
+                request_span
+                    .in_scope(|| tracing::error!("Failed to notify server of ready worker"));
+                break;
             }
+        };
+        drop(request_span);
 
-            continue;
+        let job_id = job.id();
+        let return_job = time_job(Box::pin(processors.process(job)), job_id)
+            .instrument(make_span(id, &queue, "process"))
+            .await;
+
+        let return_span = make_span(id, &queue, "return");
+        if let Err(e) = return_span
+            .in_scope(|| server.return_job(return_job))
+            .instrument(return_span.clone())
+            .await
+        {
+            metrics::counter!("background-jobs.worker.failed-return", 1);
+
+            let display_val = format!("{}", e);
+            let debug = format!("{:?}", e);
+            return_span.record("exception.message", &tracing::field::display(&display_val));
+            return_span.record("exception.details", &tracing::field::display(&debug));
+            return_span.in_scope(|| tracing::warn!("Failed to return completed job"));
         }
-
-        break;
+        drop(return_span);
     }
 
     drop(log_on_drop);
     drop(starter);
 }
+
+fn make_span(id: Uuid, queue: &str, operation: &str) -> Span {
+    tracing::info_span!(
+        "Worker",
+        worker.id = tracing::field::display(id),
+        worker.queue = tracing::field::display(queue),
+        worker.operation.id = tracing::field::display(&Uuid::new_v4()),
+        worker.operation.name = tracing::field::display(operation),
+        exception.message = tracing::field::Empty,
+        exception.details = tracing::field::Empty,
+    )
+}