diff --git a/locker.go b/locker.go
index 4a08af3..f6c98cf 100644
--- a/locker.go
+++ b/locker.go
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ var (
 	ErrFailedToCheckLockExistence = errors.New("looper - failed to check lock existence")
 )
 
-type lockerKind int
-
-const (
-	lockerNop lockerKind = iota
-	lockerRedis
-)
-
 // Lock if an error is returned by lock, the job will not be scheduled.
 type locker interface {
 	lock(ctx context.Context, key string, timeout time.Duration) (lock, error)
diff --git a/looper.go b/looper.go
index d705e73..72ed4c7 100644
--- a/looper.go
+++ b/looper.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ func SetPanicHandler(handler PanicHandlerFunc) {
 // Looper
 type Looper struct {
 	running     bool
+	jobs        []*Job
 	startupTime time.Duration
-	locker      locker
 	hooks       hooks
 	mu          sync.RWMutex
-	jobs        []*Job
+	locker      locker
 }
 
 type (
@@ -46,18 +46,13 @@ type hooks struct {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	// Locker for jobs
-	//
-	// Options:
-	// PostgresLocker(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, table string)
-	// RedisLocker(ctx context.Context, rc redis.UniversalClient)
-	Locker locker
-
 	// Startup time ensuring a consistent delay between registered jobs on start of looper.
 	//
 	// StartupTime = 1 second; 5 registered jobs; Jobs would be initiated
 	// with 200ms delay
 	StartupTime time.Duration
+
+	Locker locker
 }
 
 type JobFn func(ctx context.Context) error
@@ -226,7 +221,7 @@ func (l *Looper) StartJobByName(jobName string) error {
 			found = true
 			if j.Active && !j.Started {
 				j.Started = true
-				go j.start()
+				go j.startLoop()
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -263,7 +258,7 @@ func (l *Looper) startJobs() {
 		j.mu.Lock()
 		if j.Active && !j.Started {
 			j.Started = true
-			go j.start()
+			go j.startLoop()
 			time.Sleep(delay)
 		}
 
@@ -299,7 +294,7 @@ func (l *Looper) Stop() {
 	l.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (j *Job) start() {
+func (j *Job) startLoop() {
 	defer func() {
 		j.mu.Lock()
 		j.Started = false
@@ -307,10 +302,6 @@ func (j *Job) start() {
 		j.mu.Unlock()
 	}()
 
-	var errLock error
-	var err error
-	ctxLock := context.Background()
-
 	for {
 		j.mu.RLock()
 		if !j.Active || !j.Started {
@@ -319,65 +310,86 @@ func (j *Job) start() {
 		}
 		j.mu.RUnlock()
 
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), j.Timeout)
-
-		j.mu.Lock()
-		j.contextCancel = cancel
-		j.Running = true
-
-		var lo lock
-
-		if j.WithLocker {
-			lo, errLock = j.locker.lock(ctxLock, j.Name, j.Timeout)
-			if errors.Is(errLock, ErrFailedToObtainLock) {
-				time.Sleep(time.Duration(time.Second))
-				j.Running = false
-				cancel()
-				j.mu.Unlock()
-				continue
-			}
+		start := time.Now()
 
-			if errLock != nil {
-				err = errLock
-			}
+		j.BeforeJob(j.Name)
+		err := j.start()
+		if err != nil {
+			j.AfterJobError(j.Name, time.Since(start), err)
+			time.Sleep(j.WaitAfterError)
+		} else {
+			j.AfterJob(j.Name, time.Since(start))
+			time.Sleep(j.WaitAfterSuccess)
 		}
+	}
+}
 
-		j.BeforeJob(j.Name)
+func (j *Job) start() error {
+	defer func() {
+		j.mu.Lock()
+		j.Running = false
 		j.mu.Unlock()
+	}()
 
-		start := time.Now()
-		if err == nil {
-			err = j.Run(ctx)
-		}
+	j.mu.Lock()
+	j.Running = true
+	j.mu.Unlock()
 
-		if j.WithLocker && errLock == nil {
-			errLock = lo.unlock(ctxLock)
+	lo, err := j.lock()
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrFailedToObtainLock) {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			return nil
 		}
 
-		if err != nil || errLock != nil {
-			if err != nil {
-				j.AfterJobError(j.Name, time.Since(start), err)
-			} else {
-				j.AfterJobError(j.Name, time.Since(start), errLock)
-			}
+		return err
+	}
 
-			time.Sleep(j.WaitAfterError)
-		} else {
-			j.AfterJob(j.Name, time.Since(start))
-			time.Sleep(j.WaitAfterSuccess)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), j.Timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	j.contextCancel = cancel
+
+	err = j.run(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		errLock := j.unlock(lo)
+		if errLock != nil {
+			return errors.Join(err, errLock)
 		}
 
-		cancel()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = j.unlock(lo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (j *Job) lock() (lo lock, err error) {
+	if j.WithLocker {
+		lo, err = j.locker.lock(context.Background(), j.Name, j.Timeout)
+	}
+
+	return lo, err
 }
 
-func (j *Job) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+func (j *Job) unlock(lo lock) (err error) {
+	if j.WithLocker {
+		return lo.unlock(context.Background())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (j *Job) run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		j.mu.Lock()
 		defer j.mu.Unlock()
 
 		j.LastRun = time.Now()
-		j.Running = false
 
 		r := recover()
 		if r != nil {