diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
index 3a1afd5..8792811 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl ServerConfig {
 
     pub fn start<S>(self) -> QueueHandle<S>
     where
-        S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+        S: Clone + 'static,
     {
         let ServerConfig { server_id, db_path } = self;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl ServerConfig {
 
 pub struct WorkerConfig<S>
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
     processors: ProcessorMap<S>,
     queues: BTreeMap<String, usize>,
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ where
 
 impl<S> WorkerConfig<S>
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
-    pub fn new(state: S) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(state_fn: impl Fn() -> S + Send + Sync + 'static) -> Self {
         WorkerConfig {
-            processors: ProcessorMap::new(state),
+            processors: ProcessorMap::new(Box::new(state_fn)),
             queues: BTreeMap::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ where
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct QueueHandle<S>
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
     inner: Addr<Server<LocalWorker<S>>>,
 }
 
 impl<S> QueueHandle<S>
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
     pub fn queue<P>(&self, job: P::Job) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
index c00a91e..6a22a80 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Message for ProcessJob {
 
 pub struct LocalWorker<State>
 where
-    State: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    State: Clone + 'static,
 {
     id: usize,
     queue: String,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ where
 
 impl<State> LocalWorker<State>
 where
-    State: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    State: Clone + 'static,
 {
     pub fn new(
         id: usize,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ where
 
 impl<State> Actor for LocalWorker<State>
 where
-    State: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    State: Clone + 'static,
 {
     type Context = Context<Self>;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ where
 
 impl<State> Handler<ProcessJob> for LocalWorker<State>
 where
-    State: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    State: Clone + 'static,
 {
     type Result = ();
 
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/job.rs b/jobs-core/src/job.rs
index 8c243a2..a4c67dc 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/job.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/job.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::{Backoff, MaxRetries};
 /// The Job trait defines parameters pertaining to an instance of background job
 pub trait Job<S = ()>: Serialize + DeserializeOwned
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
     /// Users of this library must define what it means to run a job.
     ///
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/processor.rs b/jobs-core/src/processor.rs
index 2ae98c6..98e9d31 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/processor.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/processor.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ use crate::{Backoff, Job, JobError, MaxRetries, NewJobInfo};
 /// ```
 pub trait Processor<S = ()>: Clone
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
     type Job: Job<S> + 'static;
 
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs b/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs
index e31b4b2..f50a477 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/processor_map.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ use crate::{JobError, JobInfo, Processor};
 /// directly, the
 /// [`ProcessorMap`](https://docs.rs/background-jobs-core/0.4.0/background_jobs_core/struct.ProcessorMap.html)
 /// struct stores these `ProcessFn` types that don't expose differences in Job types.
-pub type ProcessFn =
-    Box<dyn Fn(Value) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = JobError> + Send> + Send>;
+pub type ProcessFn<S> =
+    Box<dyn Fn(Value, S) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = JobError> + Send> + Send>;
+
+
+pub type StateFn<S> = Box<dyn Fn() -> S + Send + Sync>;
 
 /// A type for storing the relationships between processor names and the processor itself
 ///
@@ -44,23 +47,23 @@ pub struct ProcessorMap<S>
 where
     S: Clone,
 {
-    inner: HashMap<String, ProcessFn>,
-    state: S,
+    inner: HashMap<String, ProcessFn<S>>,
+    state_fn: StateFn<S>,
 }
 
 impl<S> ProcessorMap<S>
 where
-    S: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S: Clone + 'static,
 {
     /// Intialize a `ProcessorMap`
     ///
     /// The state passed into this method will be passed to all jobs executed through this
     /// ProcessorMap. The state argument could be useful for containing a hook into something like
     /// r2d2, or the address of an actor in an actix-based system.
-    pub fn new(state: S) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(state_fn: StateFn<S>) -> Self {
         ProcessorMap {
             inner: HashMap::new(),
-            state,
+            state_fn,
         }
     }
 
@@ -74,11 +77,9 @@ where
     where
         P: Processor<S> + Send + 'static,
     {
-        let state = self.state.clone();
-
         self.inner.insert(
             P::NAME.to_owned(),
-            Box::new(move |value| processor.process(value, state.clone())),
+            Box::new(move |value, state| processor.process(value, state)),
         );
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ where
         let opt = self
             .inner
             .get(job.processor())
-            .map(|processor| process(processor, job.clone()));
+            .map(|processor| process(processor, (self.state_fn)(), job.clone()));
 
         if let Some(fut) = opt {
             Either::A(fut)
@@ -101,12 +102,12 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-fn process(process_fn: &ProcessFn, mut job: JobInfo) -> impl Future<Item = JobInfo, Error = ()> {
+fn process<S>(process_fn: &ProcessFn<S>, state: S, mut job: JobInfo) -> impl Future<Item = JobInfo, Error = ()> {
     let args = job.args();
 
     let processor = job.processor().to_owned();
 
-    process_fn(args).then(move |res| match res {
+    process_fn(args, state).then(move |res| match res {
         Ok(_) => {
             info!("Job {} completed, {}", job.id(), processor);
             job.pass();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7ac2395..0a80e65 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -275,8 +275,5 @@
 
 pub use background_jobs_core::{Backoff, Job, JobStat, MaxRetries, Processor, Stat, Stats};
 
-#[cfg(feature = "background-jobs-server")]
-pub use background_jobs_server::{ServerConfig, SpawnerConfig, SyncJob, WorkerConfig};
-
 #[cfg(feature = "background-jobs-actix")]
 pub use background_jobs_actix::{QueueHandle, ServerConfig, WorkerConfig};