diff --git a/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml b/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml
index ee8fbf6..6787309 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jobs-actix/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "background-jobs-actix"
 description = "in-process jobs processor based on Actix"
-version = "0.14.1"
+version = "0.14.2"
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
 repository = "https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/background-jobs"
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
index 01471f9..b60011e 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl Manager {
             let worker_config = worker_config.clone();
 
             manager_arbiter.spawn(async move {
-                let mut worker_arbiter = Arbiter::new();
+                let mut worker_arbiter = ArbiterDropper::new();
 
                 loop {
                     let notifier = DropNotifier::default();
@@ -200,10 +200,9 @@ impl Manager {
                     metrics::counter!("background-jobs.worker-arbiter.restart", 1, "number" => i.to_string());
                     tracing::warn!("Recovering from dead worker arbiter");
 
-                    worker_arbiter.stop();
-                    let _ = worker_arbiter.join();
+                    drop(worker_arbiter);
 
-                    worker_arbiter = Arbiter::new();
+                    worker_arbiter = ArbiterDropper::new();
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -249,6 +248,34 @@ impl Drop for DropNotifier {
     }
 }
 
+struct ArbiterDropper {
+    arbiter: Option<Arbiter>,
+}
+
+impl ArbiterDropper {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            arbiter: Some(Arbiter::new()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for ArbiterDropper {
+    type Target = Arbiter;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.arbiter.as_ref().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ArbiterDropper {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let arbiter = self.arbiter.take().unwrap();
+        arbiter.stop();
+        let _ = arbiter.join();
+    }
+}
+
 /// Create a new managed Server
 ///
 /// In previous versions of this library, the server itself was run on it's own dedicated threads