diff --git a/src/console_commands.cpp b/src/console_commands.cpp
index 85f5fef..c2cc6df 100644
--- a/src/console_commands.cpp
+++ b/src/console_commands.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ static void do_stop_mining(p2pool* m_pool, const char* /*args*/)
 
 static void do_exit(p2pool *m_pool, const char * /* args */)
 {
-	bkg_jobs_tracker->wait();
 	m_pool->stop();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/json_rpc_request.cpp b/src/json_rpc_request.cpp
index c7cd6f0..baa9cbc 100644
--- a/src/json_rpc_request.cpp
+++ b/src/json_rpc_request.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ CurlContext::CurlContext(const std::string& address, int port, const std::string
 	, m_connectedTime(0)
 	, m_proxy(proxy)
 {
+	BACKGROUND_JOB_START(CurlContext);
+
 	m_pollHandles.reserve(2);
 
 	{
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ CurlContext::~CurlContext()
 	delete m_closeCallback;
 
 	curl_slist_free_all(m_headers);
+
+	BACKGROUND_JOB_STOP(CurlContext);
 }
 
 int CurlContext::on_socket(CURL* /*easy*/, curl_socket_t s, int action)
diff --git a/src/p2pool.cpp b/src/p2pool.cpp
index 597912c..b90563c 100644
--- a/src/p2pool.cpp
+++ b/src/p2pool.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ p2pool::p2pool(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	uv_mutex_init_checked(&m_missingHeightsLock);
 
+	err = uv_timer_init(uv_default_loop_checked(), &m_timer);
+	if (err) {
+		LOGERR(1, "uv_timer_init failed, error " << uv_err_name(err));
+		throw std::exception();
+	}
+	m_timer.data = this;
+
 	m_api = p->m_apiPath.empty() ? nullptr : new p2pool_api(p->m_apiPath, p->m_localStats);
 
 	if (p->m_localStats && !m_api) {
@@ -1023,6 +1030,22 @@ void p2pool::on_stop(uv_async_t* async)
 {
 	p2pool* pool = reinterpret_cast<p2pool*>(async->data);
 
+	const std::vector<std::pair<const char*, int32_t>> bkg_jobs = bkg_jobs_tracker->get_jobs();
+
+	if (!bkg_jobs.empty()) {
+		for (const auto& job : bkg_jobs) {
+			LOGINFO(1, "waiting for " << job.second << " \"" << job.first << "\" jobs to finish");
+		}
+
+		// There are still some background jobs running. Wait for 1 second and call on_stop again.
+		uv_timer_start(&pool->m_timer, [](uv_timer_t* timer) {
+			p2pool* pool = reinterpret_cast<p2pool*>(timer->data);
+			pool->on_stop(&pool->m_stopAsync);
+		}, 1000, 0);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 #ifndef P2POOL_UNIT_TESTS
 	delete pool->m_consoleCommands;
 #endif
@@ -1038,6 +1061,9 @@ void p2pool::on_stop(uv_async_t* async)
 	uv_close(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(&pool->m_reconnectToHostAsync), nullptr);
 	uv_close(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(&pool->m_getMissingHeightsAsync), nullptr);
 
+	uv_timer_stop(&pool->m_timer);
+	uv_close(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(&pool->m_timer), nullptr);
+
 	init_signals(pool, false);
 
 	DeleteLoopUserData(uv_default_loop_checked());
@@ -2339,8 +2365,6 @@ int p2pool::run()
 
 	m_stopped = true;
 
-	bkg_jobs_tracker->wait();
-
 #if defined(WITH_RANDOMX) && !defined(P2POOL_UNIT_TESTS)
 	{
 		MutexLock lock(m_minerLock);
diff --git a/src/p2pool.h b/src/p2pool.h
index c36252b..3415c40 100644
--- a/src/p2pool.h
+++ b/src/p2pool.h
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ private:
 	bool m_getMinerDataPending = false;
 
 	std::atomic<uint64_t> m_lastMinerDataReceived;
+
+	uv_timer_t m_timer;
 };
 
 } // namespace p2pool
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 7e80b3b..840d4d1 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -441,26 +441,19 @@ struct BackgroundJobTracker::Impl
 		}
 	}
 
-	void wait()
+	std::vector<std::pair<const char*, int32_t>> get_jobs()
 	{
-		uint64_t last_msg_time = 0;
-		do {
-			{
-				MutexLock lock(m_lock);
-				// cppcheck-suppress knownConditionTrueFalse
-				if (m_jobs.empty()) {
-					return;
-				}
-				const uint64_t t = seconds_since_epoch();
-				if (t != last_msg_time) {
-					last_msg_time = t;
-					for (const auto& job : m_jobs) {
-						LOGINFO(1, "waiting for " << job.second << " \"" << job.first << "\" jobs to finish");
-					}
-				}
+		std::vector<std::pair<const char*, int32_t>> result;
+		{
+			MutexLock lock(m_lock);
+
+			result.reserve(m_jobs.size());
+
+			for (const auto& job : m_jobs) {
+				result.emplace_back(job.first, job.second);
 			}
-			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
-		} while (1);
+		}
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	void print_status()
@@ -507,9 +500,9 @@ void BackgroundJobTracker::stop_internal(const char* name)
 	m_impl->stop(name);
 }
 
-void BackgroundJobTracker::wait()
+std::vector<std::pair<const char*, int32_t>> BackgroundJobTracker::get_jobs()
 {
-	m_impl->wait();
+	return m_impl->get_jobs();
 }
 
 void BackgroundJobTracker::print_status()
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 86d3b43..68ff02f 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public:
 	template<size_t N> FORCEINLINE void start(const char (&name)[N]) { start_internal(name); }
 	template<size_t N> FORCEINLINE void stop (const char (&name)[N]) { stop_internal (name); }
 
-	void wait();
+	std::vector<std::pair<const char*, int32_t>> get_jobs();
 	void print_status();
 
 private: