diff --git a/src/server/dispatcher.rs b/src/server/dispatcher.rs
index 93b6cd9..4a54550 100644
--- a/src/server/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/src/server/dispatcher.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, DatabaseConnection, EntityTrait, Order, QueryFilter,
 use tokio::{sync::broadcast, task::JoinHandle};
 
 use apb::{ActivityMut, Node};
-use crate::{errors::UpubError, model, routes::activitypub::jsonld::LD, server::{fetcher::Fetcher, Context}};
+use crate::{model, routes::activitypub::jsonld::LD, server::{fetcher::Fetcher, Context}};
 
 pub struct Dispatcher {
 	waker: broadcast::Sender<()>,
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ impl Default for Dispatcher {
 
 impl Dispatcher {
 	pub fn spawn(&self, db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-		let waker = self.waker.subscribe();
+		let mut waker = self.waker.subscribe();
 		tokio::spawn(async move {
-			if let Err(e) = worker(db, domain, poll_interval, waker).await {
-				tracing::error!("delivery worker exited with error: {e}");
+			loop {
+				if let Err(e) = worker(&db, &domain, poll_interval, &mut waker).await {
+					tracing::error!("delivery worker exited with error: {e}");
+				}
+				tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(poll_interval * 10)).await;
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -34,12 +37,12 @@ impl Dispatcher {
 	}
 }
 
-async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut waker: broadcast::Receiver<()>) -> Result<(), UpubError> {
+async fn worker(db: &DatabaseConnection, domain: &str, poll_interval: u64, waker: &mut broadcast::Receiver<()>) -> crate::Result<()> {
 	loop {
 		let Some(delivery) = model::delivery::Entity::find()
 			.filter(model::delivery::Column::NotBefore.lte(chrono::Utc::now()))
 			.order_by(model::delivery::Column::NotBefore, Order::Asc)
-			.one(&db)
+			.one(db)
 			.await?
 		else {
 			tokio::select! {
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut
 			..Default::default()
 		};
 		let del = model::delivery::Entity::delete(del_row)
-			.exec(&db)
+			.exec(db)
 			.await?;
 
 		if del.rows_affected == 0 {
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut
 
 		let payload = match model::activity::Entity::find_by_id(&delivery.activity)
 			.find_also_related(model::object::Entity)
-			.one(&db)
+			.one(db)
 			.await? // TODO probably should not fail here and at least re-insert the delivery
 		{
 			Some((activity, None)) => activity.ap().ld_context(),
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut
 
 		let key = if delivery.actor == format!("https://{domain}") {
 			let Some(model::application::Model { private_key: key, .. }) = model::application::Entity::find()
-				.one(&db).await?
+				.one(db).await?
 			else {
 				tracing::error!("no private key configured for application");
 				continue;
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut
 			key
 		} else {
 			let Some(model::user::Model{ private_key: Some(key), .. }) = model::user::Entity::find_by_id(&delivery.actor)
-				.one(&db).await?
+				.one(db).await?
 			else { 
 				tracing::error!("can not dispatch activity for user without private key: {}", delivery.actor);
 				continue;
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut
 		if let Err(e) = Context::request(
 			Method::POST, &delivery.target,
 			Some(&serde_json::to_string(&payload).unwrap()),
-			&delivery.actor, &key, &domain
+			&delivery.actor, &key, domain
 		).await {
 			tracing::warn!("failed delivery of {} to {} : {e}", delivery.activity, delivery.target);
 			let new_delivery = model::delivery::ActiveModel {
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ async fn worker(db: DatabaseConnection, domain: String, poll_interval: u64, mut
 				created: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(delivery.created),
 				attempt: sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set(delivery.attempt + 1),
 			};
-			model::delivery::Entity::insert(new_delivery).exec(&db).await?;
+			model::delivery::Entity::insert(new_delivery).exec(db).await?;
 		}
 	}
 }