diff --git a/lib/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager.rb b/lib/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager.rb
index 0d23d54b4..6dbe7758b 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module Orphans
     module Manager
       module_function
 
+      DRIFT_FACTOR = 0.02
+
       include SidekiqUniqueJobs::Connection
       include SidekiqUniqueJobs::Logging
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ def task
         @task ||= Concurrent::TimerTask.new(timer_task_options) do
           with_logging_context do
             redis do |conn|
+              refresh_reaper_mutex
               Orphans::Reaper.call(conn)
             end
           end
@@ -117,7 +120,9 @@ def logging_context
       # @return [true, false]
       #
       def registered?
-        redis { |conn| conn.get(UNIQUE_REAPER) }.to_i == 1
+        redis do |conn|
+          conn.get(UNIQUE_REAPER).to_i + drift_reaper_interval > current_timestamp
+        end
       end
 
       def disabled?
@@ -131,7 +136,17 @@ def disabled?
       # @return [void]
       #
       def register_reaper_process
-        redis { |conn| conn.set(UNIQUE_REAPER, 1) }
+        redis { |conn| conn.set(UNIQUE_REAPER, current_timestamp, nx: true, ex: drift_reaper_interval) }
+      end
+
+      #
+      # Updates mutex key
+      #
+      #
+      # @return [void]
+      #
+      def refresh_reaper_mutex
+        redis { |conn| conn.set(UNIQUE_REAPER, current_timestamp, ex: drift_reaper_interval) }
       end
 
       #
@@ -143,6 +158,14 @@ def register_reaper_process
       def unregister_reaper_process
         redis { |conn| conn.del(UNIQUE_REAPER) }
       end
+
+      def drift_reaper_interval
+        reaper_interval + (reaper_interval * DRIFT_FACTOR).to_i
+      end
+
+      def current_timestamp
+        Time.now.to_i
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager_spec.rb b/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager_spec.rb
index d196d8ebe..f73508ba0 100644
--- a/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/orphans/manager_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
   describe ".start" do
     subject(:start) { described_class.start }
 
+    let(:frozen_time) { Time.new(1982, 6, 8, 14, 15, 34) }
+
+    around do |example|
+      Timecop.freeze(frozen_time, &example)
+    end
+
     before do
       allow(SidekiqUniqueJobs::Orphans::Observer).to receive(:new).and_return(observer)
 
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@
     end
 
     context "when registered?" do
-      before { redis { |conn| conn.set(SidekiqUniqueJobs::UNIQUE_REAPER, 1) } }
+      before { described_class.register_reaper_process }
 
       it { is_expected.to eq(nil) }
     end
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@
       it "sets a mutex" do
         start
 
-        expect(get(SidekiqUniqueJobs::UNIQUE_REAPER)).to eq("1")
+        expect(get(SidekiqUniqueJobs::UNIQUE_REAPER)).to eq(frozen_time.to_i.to_s)
       end
 
       it "logs a start message" do
@@ -111,6 +117,23 @@
     it { is_expected.to eq(SidekiqUniqueJobs.config.reaper_timeout) }
   end
 
+  describe ".register_reaper_process" do
+    subject(:register_reaper_process) { described_class.register_reaper_process }
+
+    let(:frozen_time) { Time.new(1982, 6, 8, 14, 15, 34) }
+
+    around do |example|
+      Timecop.freeze(frozen_time, &example)
+    end
+
+    it "writes a redis key with timestamp" do
+      expect { register_reaper_process }.to change { get(SidekiqUniqueJobs::UNIQUE_REAPER) }
+        .from(nil).to(frozen_time.to_i.to_s)
+
+      expect(ttl(SidekiqUniqueJobs::UNIQUE_REAPER)).to be_within(20).of(SidekiqUniqueJobs.config.reaper_interval)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe ".logging_context" do
     subject(:logging_context) { described_class.logging_context }
 
diff --git a/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/web/helpers_spec.rb b/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/web/helpers_spec.rb
index e58bd3ecb..b2ac27189 100644
--- a/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/web/helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sidekiq_unique_jobs/web/helpers_spec.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     let(:time)        { Time.now.to_f }
     let(:stamp)       { Time.now.getutc.iso8601 }
 
-    before { Timecop.freeze(frozen_time) }
-
-    after { Timecop.return }
+    around do |example|
+      Timecop.freeze(frozen_time, &example)
+    end
 
     it "returns relative time html" do
       expect(safe_relative_time).to eq(<<~HTML.chop)
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
     let(:frozen_time) { Time.new(1982, 6, 8, 14, 15, 34) }
 
-    before { Timecop.freeze(frozen_time) }
-
-    after { Timecop.return }
+    around do |example|
+      Timecop.freeze(frozen_time, &example)
+    end
 
     context "when time is an Integer" do
       let(:time) { Time.now.to_i }