diff --git a/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESClient.swift b/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESClient.swift
index c9de82d..4523e7d 100644
--- a/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESClient.swift
+++ b/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESClient.swift
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public final class ESClient: ESClientProtocol {
         self.client = client
         self.pathMutes = ESMutePath(client: client)
         self.processMutes = ESMuteProcess(client: client)
+        self.timeoutQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "\(Self.self).timeout.queue", autoreleaseFrequency: .workItem)
         
         do {
             self.timebaseInfo = try mach_timebase_info.system()
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ public final class ESClient: ESClientProtocol {
     private let pathMutes: ESMutePath
     private let processMutes: ESMuteProcess
     private let timebaseInfo: mach_timebase_info?
+    private let timeoutQueue: DispatchQueue
     
     @inline(__always)
     private func handleMessage(_ message: ESMessagePtr) {
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ public final class ESClient: ESClientProtocol {
         }
         
         let item = DispatchWorkItem(block: cancellation)
-        DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + interval, execute: item)
+        timeoutQueue.asyncAfter(delay: interval, execute: item)
         
         return item
     }
diff --git a/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESMuteProcess.swift b/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESMuteProcess.swift
index 9428823..dcd9466 100644
--- a/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESMuteProcess.swift
+++ b/EndpointSecurity/Sources/SpellbookEndpointSecurity/ESClient/ESMuteProcess.swift
@@ -39,15 +39,10 @@ internal final class ESMuteProcess {
         self.cleanupDelay = cleanupDelay
         self.environment = environment
         
-        scheduleCleanupDiedProcesses()
-    }
-    
-    private func scheduleCleanupDiedProcesses() {
-        DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + cleanupDelay) { [weak self] in
-            guard let self else { return }
-            self.cleanupDiedProcesses()
-            self.scheduleCleanupDiedProcesses()
-        }
+        DispatchQueue(label: "ESMuteProcess.cleanup.queue", autoreleaseFrequency: .workItem)
+            .asyncPeriodically(interval: cleanupDelay, immediately: false) { [weak self] in
+                self?.cleanupDiedProcesses() != nil
+            }
     }
     
     private func cleanupDiedProcesses() {
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index aa18c57..74d3ca2 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let package = Package(
         .library(name: "s_libproc", targets: ["s_libproc"]),
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/Alkenso/SwiftSpellbook.git", from: "1.1.1"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/Alkenso/SwiftSpellbook.git", from: "1.1.3"),
     ],
     targets: [
         // MacShims.