diff --git a/amt/inference/transcribe.py b/amt/inference/transcribe.py
index 52b5bd9..f18705f 100644
--- a/amt/inference/transcribe.py
+++ b/amt/inference/transcribe.py
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 import torch._dynamo.config
 import torch._inductor.config
 import numpy as np
+import concurrent
 
 from torch.multiprocessing import Queue
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from functools import wraps
 from torch.cuda import is_bf16_supported
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ def gpu_manager(
     try:
         while True:
             try:
-                batch = gpu_batch_queue.get(timeout=30)
+                batch = gpu_batch_queue.get(timeout=60)
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.info(f"GPU timed out waiting for batch")
                 break
@@ -380,12 +382,13 @@ def gpu_batch_manager(
         tasks = []
         while True:
             try:
-                task, pid = gpu_task_queue.get(timeout=0.05)
+                task, pid = gpu_task_queue.get(timeout=0.1)
             except Exception as e:
                 pass
             else:
                 tasks.append((task, pid))
-                continue
+                if gpu_batch_queue.empty() is False:
+                    continue
 
             # No tasks in queue -> check gpu batch queue
             if gpu_batch_queue.empty() is False:
@@ -784,9 +787,9 @@ def remove_failures_from_queue_(_queue: Queue, _pid: int):
     logger.info(f"{file_queue.qsize()} file(s) remaining in queue")
 
 
-def watchdog(main_gpu_pid: int, child_pids: list):
+def watchdog(main_pids: list, child_pids: list):
     while True:
-        if not os.path.exists(f"/proc/{main_gpu_pid}"):
+        if not all(os.path.exists(f"/proc/{pid}") for pid in main_pids):
             print("Cleaning up children...")
             for pid in child_pids:
                 try:
@@ -805,43 +808,44 @@ def worker(
     result_queue: Queue,
     save_dir: str,
     input_dir: str | None = None,
-    tasks_per_worker: int = 1,
+    tasks_per_worker: int = 5,
 ):
     logger = _setup_logger(name="F")
     tokenizer = AmtTokenizer()
-    threads = []
-    try:
-        while not file_queue.empty() or any(t.is_alive() for t in threads):
-            while len(threads) < tasks_per_worker and not file_queue.empty():
-                logging.info("Starting worker")
-                file_path = file_queue.get()
-                t = threading.Thread(
-                    target=process_file,
-                    args=(
-                        file_path,
-                        file_queue,
-                        gpu_task_queue,
-                        result_queue,
-                        tokenizer,
-                        save_dir,
-                        input_dir,
-                        logger,
-                    ),
-                )
-                t.start()
-                threads.append(t)
-
-            threads = [t for t in threads if t.is_alive()]
 
-            time.sleep(0.1)
+    def process_file_wrapper():
+        while True:
+            try:
+                file_path = file_queue.get(timeout=5)
+            except Exception as e:
+                if file_queue.empty():
+                    logger.info("File queue empty")
+                    break
+                else:
+                    continue
 
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
+            process_file(
+                file_path,
+                file_queue,
+                gpu_task_queue,
+                result_queue,
+                tokenizer,
+                save_dir,
+                input_dir,
+                logger,
+            )
 
+    try:
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=tasks_per_worker) as executor:
+            futures = [
+                executor.submit(process_file_wrapper)
+                for _ in range(tasks_per_worker)
+            ]
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"File worker failed with exception: {e}")
     finally:
-        logger.info(f"File worker terminated")
+        logger.info("File worker terminated")
 
 
 def batch_transcribe(
@@ -941,7 +945,7 @@ def batch_transcribe(
             for gpu_id in range(len(gpu_ids))
         ]
         for p in gpu_manager_processes:
-            child_pids.append(gpu_manager_processes.pid)
+            child_pids.append(p.pid)
             p.start()
         watchdog_process = multiprocessing.Process(
             target=watchdog, args=(os.getpid(), child_pids)
@@ -963,7 +967,15 @@ def batch_transcribe(
         gpu_manager_processes = [_gpu_manager_process]
 
         watchdog_process = multiprocessing.Process(
-            target=watchdog, args=(os.getpid(), child_pids)
+            target=watchdog,
+            args=(
+                [
+                    os.getpid(),
+                    gpu_batch_manager_process.pid,
+                    _gpu_manager_process.pid,
+                ],
+                child_pids,
+            ),
         )
         watchdog_process.start()