diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Infrastructure/AsyncTimer.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Infrastructure/AsyncTimer.cs
index 34aa3b62b9..045e8d229e 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Infrastructure/AsyncTimer.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Infrastructure/AsyncTimer.cs
@@ -1,96 +1,108 @@
-namespace ServiceControl.Infrastructure.BackgroundTasks
+namespace ServiceControl.Infrastructure.BackgroundTasks;
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+public enum TimerJobExecutionResult
 {
-    using System;
-    using System.Threading;
-    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+    ScheduleNextExecution,
+    ExecuteImmediately,
+    DoNotContinueExecuting
+}
 
-    public enum TimerJobExecutionResult
+public class TimerJob
+{
+    public TimerJob(Func<CancellationToken, Task<TimerJobExecutionResult>> callback, TimeSpan due, TimeSpan interval, Action<Exception> errorCallback)
     {
-        ScheduleNextExecution,
-        ExecuteImmediately,
-        DoNotContinueExecuting
-    }
+        tokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        var token = tokenSource.Token;
 
-    public class TimerJob
-    {
-        public TimerJob(Func<CancellationToken, Task<TimerJobExecutionResult>> callback, TimeSpan due, TimeSpan interval, Action<Exception> errorCallback)
+        task = Task.Run(async () =>
         {
-            tokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
-            var token = tokenSource.Token;
-
-            task = Task.Run(async () =>
+            try
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    await Task.Delay(due, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await Task.Delay(due, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var consecutiveFailures = 0;
 
-                    while (!token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                while (!token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                {
+                    try
                     {
-                        try
-                        {
-                            var result = await callback(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                            if (result == TimerJobExecutionResult.DoNotContinueExecuting)
-                            {
-                                tokenSource.Cancel();
-                            }
-                            else if (result == TimerJobExecutionResult.ScheduleNextExecution)
-                            {
-                                await Task.Delay(interval, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                            }
-
-                            //Otherwise execute immediately
-                        }
-                        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                        var result = await callback(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                        consecutiveFailures = 0;
+                        if (result == TimerJobExecutionResult.DoNotContinueExecuting)
                         {
-                            break;
+                            tokenSource.Cancel();
                         }
-                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        else if (result == TimerJobExecutionResult.ScheduleNextExecution)
                         {
-                            errorCallback(ex);
+                            await Task.Delay(interval, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
                         }
+
+                        //Otherwise execute immediately
                     }
-                }
-                catch (OperationCanceledException) when (token.IsCancellationRequested)
-                {
-                    // no-op
-                }
-            }, CancellationToken.None);
-        }
+                    catch (OperationCanceledException) when (token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        consecutiveFailures++;
+                        const int MaxDelayDurationInSeconds = 60;
+                        var delayInSeconds = consecutiveFailures * 10;
+                        var backoffDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(int.Min(MaxDelayDurationInSeconds, delayInSeconds));
 
-        public async Task Stop()
-        {
-            if (tokenSource == null)
+                        await Task.Delay(backoffDelay, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                        errorCallback(ex);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (token.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
-                return;
+                // no-op
             }
+        }, CancellationToken.None);
+    }
 
-            await tokenSource.CancelAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            tokenSource.Dispose();
+    public async Task Stop(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (tokenSource == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
 
-            if (task != null)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    await task.ConfigureAwait(false);
-                }
-                catch (OperationCanceledException) when (tokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
-                {
-                    //NOOP
-                }
-            }
+        await tokenSource.CancelAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        tokenSource.Dispose();
+
+        if (task == null)
+        {
+            return;
         }
 
-        Task task;
-        CancellationTokenSource tokenSource;
+        try
+        {
+            await task.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (tokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            //NOOP
+        }
     }
 
-    public interface IAsyncTimer
-    {
-        TimerJob Schedule(Func<CancellationToken, Task<TimerJobExecutionResult>> callback, TimeSpan due, TimeSpan interval, Action<Exception> errorCallback);
-    }
+    readonly Task task;
+    readonly CancellationTokenSource tokenSource;
+}
 
-    public class AsyncTimer : IAsyncTimer
-    {
-        public TimerJob Schedule(Func<CancellationToken, Task<TimerJobExecutionResult>> callback, TimeSpan due, TimeSpan interval, Action<Exception> errorCallback) => new TimerJob(callback, due, interval, errorCallback);
-    }
+public interface IAsyncTimer
+{
+    TimerJob Schedule(Func<CancellationToken, Task<TimerJobExecutionResult>> callback, TimeSpan due, TimeSpan interval, Action<Exception> errorCallback);
+}
+
+public class AsyncTimer : IAsyncTimer
+{
+    public TimerJob Schedule(Func<CancellationToken, Task<TimerJobExecutionResult>> callback, TimeSpan due, TimeSpan interval, Action<Exception> errorCallback) => new(callback, due, interval, errorCallback);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs
index 1842f8603d..a5b10f73b5 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop();
+        public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop(cancellationToken);
 
         TimerJob timer;
 
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl/CustomChecks/InternalCustomChecks/InternalCustomCheckManager.cs b/src/ServiceControl/CustomChecks/InternalCustomChecks/InternalCustomCheckManager.cs
index 38853a667c..e3443cd2e0 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl/CustomChecks/InternalCustomChecks/InternalCustomCheckManager.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl/CustomChecks/InternalCustomChecks/InternalCustomCheckManager.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async Task<TimerJobExecutionResult> Run(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 : TimerJobExecutionResult.DoNotContinueExecuting;
         }
 
-        public Task Stop() => timer?.Stop() ?? Task.CompletedTask;
+        public Task Stop() => timer?.Stop(CancellationToken.None) ?? Task.CompletedTask;
 
         TimerJob timer;
         readonly ICustomCheck check;
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs b/src/ServiceControl/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs
index 0bcb97608d..3afcc3c2ba 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl/Licensing/LicenseCheckHostedService.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop();
+        public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop(cancellationToken);
 
         TimerJob timer;
 
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl/Monitoring/HeartbeatMonitoringHostedService.cs b/src/ServiceControl/Monitoring/HeartbeatMonitoringHostedService.cs
index a3d86a01ba..1f9d6edaa5 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl/Monitoring/HeartbeatMonitoringHostedService.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl/Monitoring/HeartbeatMonitoringHostedService.cs
@@ -24,17 +24,7 @@ public async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             timer = scheduler.Schedule(_ => CheckEndpoints(), TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), e => { log.Error("Exception occurred when monitoring endpoint instances", e); });
         }
 
-        public async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                await timer.Stop();
-            }
-            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
-            {
-                //NOOP, invoked Stop does not
-            }
-        }
+        public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop(cancellationToken);
 
         async Task<TimerJobExecutionResult> CheckEndpoints()
         {
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl/Recoverability/RecoverabilityComponent.cs b/src/ServiceControl/Recoverability/RecoverabilityComponent.cs
index ce2abbfa7c..1736572799 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl/Recoverability/RecoverabilityComponent.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl/Recoverability/RecoverabilityComponent.cs
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
-            public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            {
-                return timer?.Stop() ?? Task.CompletedTask;
-            }
+            public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer?.Stop(cancellationToken) ?? Task.CompletedTask;
 
             async Task<TimerJobExecutionResult> ProcessRequestedBulkRetryOperations()
             {
@@ -237,10 +234,7 @@ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
-            public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            {
-                return timer.Stop();
-            }
+            public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop(cancellationToken);
 
             TimerJob timer;
             readonly IAsyncTimer scheduler;
@@ -266,10 +260,7 @@ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
-            public async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            {
-                await timer.Stop();
-            }
+            public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => timer.Stop(cancellationToken);
 
             async Task<TimerJobExecutionResult> Process(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             {