diff --git a/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs b/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs
index c51c875..8c6ea0b 100644
--- a/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use actix_rt::Arbiter;
 use anyhow::Error;
-use background_jobs::{create_server, ActixJob as Job, MaxRetries, WorkerConfig};
+use background_jobs::{create_server_in_arbiter, ActixJob as Job, MaxRetries, WorkerConfig};
 use background_jobs_sled_storage::Storage;
 use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
 use std::future::{ready, Ready};
@@ -34,15 +35,17 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let db = sled::Config::new().temporary(true).open()?;
     let storage = Storage::new(db)?;
 
+    let arbiter = Arbiter::new();
+
     // Start the application server. This guards access to to the jobs store
-    let queue_handle = create_server(storage);
+    let queue_handle = create_server_in_arbiter(storage, arbiter.handle());
 
     // Configure and start our workers
     WorkerConfig::new(move || MyState::new("My App"))
         .register::<PanickingJob>()
         .register::<MyJob>()
         .set_worker_count(DEFAULT_QUEUE, 16)
-        .start(queue_handle.clone());
+        .start_in_arbiter(&arbiter.handle(), queue_handle.clone());
 
     // Queue some panicking job
     for _ in 0..32 {
@@ -59,6 +62,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     // Block on Actix
     actix_rt::signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+
+    arbiter.stop();
+    let _ = arbiter.join();
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
index 13421b0..999bba9 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn create_server<S>(storage: S) -> QueueHandle
 where
     S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    create_server_in_arbiter(storage, &Arbiter::current())
+    create_server_in_arbiter(storage, Arbiter::current())
 }
 
 /// Create a new Server
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ where
 /// primitives, the Server has become an object that gets shared between client threads.
 ///
 /// This method will panic if not called from an actix runtime
-pub fn create_server_in_arbiter<S>(storage: S, arbiter: &ArbiterHandle) -> QueueHandle
+pub fn create_server_in_arbiter<S>(storage: S, arbiter: ArbiterHandle) -> QueueHandle
 where
     S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
 {
     let tokio_rt = tokio::runtime::Handle::current();
 
     QueueHandle {
-        inner: Server::new(&arbiter, storage),
+        inner: Server::new(arbiter, storage),
         tokio_rt,
     }
 }
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/server.rs b/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
index fe9c687..fd287f6 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
     time::Duration,
 };
-use tracing::{error, trace};
+use tracing::{error, trace, warn};
 
 type WorkerQueue = VecDeque<Box<dyn Worker + Send + Sync>>;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,34 @@ pub(crate) struct ServerCache {
     cache: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, WorkerQueue>>>,
 }
 
+struct Ticker {
+    server: Server,
+}
+
+impl Drop for Ticker {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let online = self.server.arbiter.spawn(async move {});
+
+        if online {
+            let server = self.server.clone();
+
+            self.server.arbiter.spawn(async move {
+                let _ticker = server.ticker();
+                let mut interval = interval_at(Instant::now(), Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+                loop {
+                    interval.tick().await;
+                    if let Err(e) = server.check_db().await {
+                        error!("Error while checking database for new jobs, {}", e);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            warn!("Not restarting ticker, arbiter is dead");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// The server Actor
 ///
 /// This server guards access to Thee storage, and keeps a list of workers that are waiting for
@@ -31,32 +59,29 @@ pub(crate) struct ServerCache {
 pub(crate) struct Server {
     storage: Arc<dyn ActixStorage + Send + Sync>,
     cache: ServerCache,
+    arbiter: ArbiterHandle,
 }
 
 impl Server {
+    fn ticker(&self) -> Ticker {
+        Ticker {
+            server: self.clone(),
+        }
+    }
     /// Create a new Server from a compatible storage implementation
-    pub(crate) fn new<S>(arbiter: &ArbiterHandle, storage: S) -> Self
+    pub(crate) fn new<S>(arbiter: ArbiterHandle, storage: S) -> Self
     where
         S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
     {
         let server = Server {
             storage: Arc::new(StorageWrapper(storage)),
             cache: ServerCache::new(),
+            arbiter,
         };
 
-        let server2 = server.clone();
-        arbiter.spawn(async move {
-            let mut interval = interval_at(Instant::now(), Duration::from_secs(1));
+        drop(server.ticker());
 
-            loop {
-                interval.tick().await;
-                if let Err(e) = server.check_db().await {
-                    error!("Error while checking database for new jobs, {}", e);
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
-        server2
+        server
     }
 
     async fn check_db(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
index 039a2eb..c2767db 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,28 @@ impl Worker for LocalWorkerHandle {
     }
 }
 
+struct LocalWorkerStarter<State: Clone + 'static> {
+    queue: String,
+    processors: CachedProcessorMap<State>,
+    server: Server,
+}
+
+impl<State: Clone + 'static> Drop for LocalWorkerStarter<State> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let res = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| actix_rt::Arbiter::current().spawn(async move {}));
+
+        if let Ok(true) = res {
+            actix_rt::spawn(local_worker(
+                self.queue.clone(),
+                self.processors.clone(),
+                self.server.clone(),
+            ));
+        } else {
+            warn!("Not restarting worker, Arbiter is dead");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct LogOnDrop<F>(F)
 where
     F: Fn() -> Span;
@@ -76,6 +98,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn local_worker<State>(
 ) where
     State: Clone + 'static,
 {
+    let starter = LocalWorkerStarter {
+        queue: queue.clone(),
+        processors: processors.clone(),
+        server: server.clone(),
+    };
     let id = Uuid::new_v4();
     let (tx, mut rx) = channel(16);
 
@@ -121,4 +148,5 @@ pub(crate) async fn local_worker<State>(
     }
 
     drop(log_on_drop);
+    drop(starter);
 }
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs b/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs
index 841effd..45a31f6 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub struct ProcessorMap<S> {
 ///
 /// [`Job`]s must be registered with  the `ProcessorMap` in the initialization phase of an
 /// application before workers are spawned in order to handle queued jobs.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CachedProcessorMap<S> {
     inner: HashMap<String, ProcessFn<S>>,
     state: S,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index be302c1..b79629a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -172,4 +172,6 @@ pub mod dev {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "background-jobs-actix")]
-pub use background_jobs_actix::{create_server, ActixJob, QueueHandle, WorkerConfig};
+pub use background_jobs_actix::{
+    create_server, create_server_in_arbiter, ActixJob, QueueHandle, WorkerConfig,
+};