diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 2ca13c9..e772493 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -115,51 +115,19 @@ export class Api {
     this.redisMinMessageLifetime = number.parseInt(env.getConf('redis-min-message-lifetime') || '60000')
     this.redisWorkerStreamName = this.prefix + ':worker'
     this.redisWorkerGroupName = this.prefix + ':worker'
+    this.workerSetName = `${this.prefix}:worker:${this.consumername}:idset`
     this._destroyed = false
     this.redis = redis.createClient({
       url,
       // scripting: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/#lua-scripts
       scripts: {
-        checkAndRecoverWorkerStream: redis.defineScript({
-          NUMBER_OF_KEYS: 1,
-          SCRIPT: `
-            local found = false
-            local messages = redis.call("XREAD", "COUNT", 0, "STREAMS", "${this.redisWorkerStreamName}", "0-0")
-
-            if messages and #messages > 0 then
-              local entries = messages[1][2]
-              for _, entry in ipairs(entries) do
-                -- Each entry is an array where entry[2] is the message fields
-                if entry[2][2] == KEYS[1] then
-                  found = true
-                  break
-                end
-              end
-            end
-
-            -- If stream not found in y:worker and the stream exists, add it
-            if not found and redis.call("TYPE", KEYS[1]).ok == "stream" then
-              redis.call("XADD", "${this.redisWorkerStreamName}", "*", "compact", KEYS[1])
-            end
-          `,
-          /**
-           * @param {string} key
-           */
-          transformArguments (key) {
-            return [key]
-          },
-          /**
-           * @param {null} x
-           */
-          transformReply (x) {
-            return x
-          }
-        }),
         addMessage: redis.defineScript({
           NUMBER_OF_KEYS: 1,
           SCRIPT: `
             if redis.call("EXISTS", KEYS[1]) == 0 then
               redis.call("XADD", "${this.redisWorkerStreamName}", "*", "compact", KEYS[1])
+            elseif redis.call("XLEN", KEYS[1]) > 100 then
+              redis.call("SADD", "${this.prefix}:worker:checklist", KEYS[1])
             end
             redis.call("XADD", KEYS[1], "*", "m", ARGV[1])
           `,
@@ -246,16 +214,6 @@ export class Api {
     return this.redis.addMessage(computeRedisRoomStreamName(room, docid, this.prefix), m)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @param {string} room
-   * @param {string} docid
-   */
-  async checkAndRecoveryWorkerStream (room, docid) {
-    await this.redis.checkAndRecoverWorkerStream(
-      computeRedisRoomStreamName(room, docid, this.prefix)
-    )
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param {string} room
    * @param {string} docid
@@ -327,6 +285,7 @@ export class Api {
       })
     }
     tasks.length > 0 && logWorker('Accepted tasks ', { tasks })
+    if (this.redis.isOpen) await this.redis.expire(this.workerSetName, 60 * 5)
     let reclaimCounts = 0
     await promise.all(tasks.map(async task => {
       const streamlen = await this.redis.xLen(task.stream)
@@ -334,6 +293,7 @@ export class Api {
         await this.redis.multi()
           .xDelIfEmpty(task.stream)
           .xDel(this.redisWorkerStreamName, task.id)
+          .sRem(this.workerSetName, task.stream)
           .exec()
         logWorker('Stream still empty, removing recurring task from queue ', { stream: task.stream })
       } else {
@@ -348,6 +308,7 @@ export class Api {
             .xTrim(task.stream, 'MINID', lastId - this.redisMinMessageLifetime)
             .xAdd(this.redisWorkerStreamName, '*', { compact: task.stream })
             .xDel(this.redisWorkerStreamName, task.id)
+            .sAdd(this.workerSetName, task.stream)
             .exec()
         ])
         logWorker('Compacted stream ', { stream: task.stream, taskId: task.id, newLastId: lastId - this.redisMinMessageLifetime })
@@ -413,6 +374,8 @@ export class Worker {
             await promise.wait(client.redisWorkerTimeout - (now - prev))
           }
           prev = now
+
+          await this.checkAndRecoverOrphanStreams()
         } catch (e) {
           console.error(e)
         }
@@ -420,4 +383,44 @@ export class Worker {
       logWorker('Ended worker process ', { id: client.consumername })
     })()
   }
+
+  async checkAndRecoverOrphanStreams () {
+    if (!this.client.redis.isOpen) return
+    const rawConsumers = await this.client.redis.xInfoConsumers(
+      this.client.redisWorkerStreamName,
+      this.client.redisWorkerGroupName
+    )
+    const consumers = rawConsumers
+      .filter((c) => c.pending > 0 || c.inactive < this.client.redisWorkerTimeout)
+      .map(({ name }) => name)
+    const leader = consumers.sort()[0]
+    if (this.client.consumername !== leader) return
+
+    /** @type {Set<string>} */
+    const processingSet = new Set()
+    for (const consumer of consumers) {
+      const ids = await this.client.redis.sMembers(
+        `${this.client.prefix}:worker:${consumer}:idset`
+      )
+      for (const id of ids) processingSet.add(id)
+    }
+
+    const checkListKey = `${this.client.prefix}:worker:checklist`
+    const checklist = await this.client.redis.sMembers(checkListKey)
+
+    const orphans = checklist.filter((room) => !processingSet.has(room))
+    if (!orphans) return
+    logWorker(`adding ${orphans.length} orphans back to worker`)
+
+    await Promise.all(
+      orphans.map((room) =>
+        this.client.redis.xAdd(
+          this.client.redisWorkerStreamName,
+          '*',
+          { compact: room }
+        )
+      )
+    )
+    await this.client.redis.del(checkListKey)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/y-socket-io/y-socket-io.js b/src/y-socket-io/y-socket-io.js
index 78779c0..590facf 100644
--- a/src/y-socket-io/y-socket-io.js
+++ b/src/y-socket-io/y-socket-io.js
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ export class YSocketIO {
       this.initAwarenessListeners(socket)
       this.initSocketListeners(socket)
 
-      await this.client.checkAndRecoveryWorkerStream(namespace, 'index')
       const doc = await this.client.getDoc(namespace, 'index')
 
       if (
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ export class YSocketIO {
         this.getNamespaceString(socket.nsp),
         'index',
         Buffer.from(this.toRedis('sync-update', message))
-      )
+      ).catch(console.error)
     })
   }
 
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ export class YSocketIO {
         this.getNamespaceString(socket.nsp),
         'index',
         Buffer.from(this.toRedis('awareness-update', new Uint8Array(message)))
-      )
+      ).catch(console.error)
     })
   }
 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ export class YSocketIO {
           this.getNamespaceString(socket.nsp),
           'index',
           Buffer.from(this.toRedis('sync-step-2', message))
-        )
+        ).catch(console.error)
       }
     )
     if (doc.awareness.states.size > 0) {