diff --git a/src/btop.cpp b/src/btop.cpp
index ffd5ee6..21568d6 100644
--- a/src/btop.cpp
+++ b/src/btop.cpp
@@ -202,12 +202,6 @@ void clean_quit(int sig) {
 			Logger::warning("Failed to join _runner thread on exit!");
 			pthread_cancel(Runner::runner_id);
 		}
-	#else
-		constexpr struct timespec ts { .tv_sec = 5, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-		if (pthread_timedjoin_np(Runner::runner_id, nullptr, &ts) != 0) {
-			Logger::warning("Failed to join _runner thread on exit!");
-			pthread_cancel(Runner::runner_id);
-		}
 	#endif
 	}
 
@@ -719,12 +713,7 @@ namespace Runner {
 		if (active) {
 			Logger::error("Stall in Runner thread, restarting!");
 			active = false;
-			// exit(1);
-			pthread_cancel(Runner::runner_id);
-			if (pthread_create(&Runner::runner_id, nullptr, &Runner::_runner, nullptr) != 0) {
-				Global::exit_error_msg = "Failed to re-create _runner thread!";
-				clean_quit(1);
-			}
+			exit(1);
 		}
 		if (stopping or Global::resized) return;