diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fc49eb4..c3771c3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("Please set to a comma separated list of process names to forbid")
 		return
 	}
-	delay := time.Duration(3) * time.Second
+
+	delay := time.Duration(2) * time.Second
 	scanDelay, exists := os.LookupEnv("HITMAN_SCAN_DELAY")
 	if !exists {
 		log.Printf("No scan delay is set, defaulting to %vs", delay.Seconds())
@@ -52,7 +54,22 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	timeout := delay / 2
+	etimeout, exists := os.LookupEnv("HITMAN_TIMEOUT")
+	if !exists {
+		log.Printf("No timeout is set, defaulting to %vs", timeout.Seconds())
+		log.Printf("Set HITMAN_TIMEOUT to change this")
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(etimeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			Error.Printf("Error parsing timeout: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	procs := strings.Split(forbidden, ",")
+	workers := make(chan struct{}, 10)
 
 	for {
 		log.Printf("Running")
@@ -63,36 +80,57 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		for _, proc := range procs {
-			log.Printf("Checking %s", proc)
-			res, ok := procmap.findByName(proc)
-			if ok {
-				log.Printf("Forbidden process %s found (x%d)", proc, len(res))
-				for _, node := range res {
-					log.Printf("Killing forbidden process %d", node.Proc.ProcessID)
-					err := Kill(node.Proc.ProcessID)
-					if err != nil {
-						Error.Printf("Error terminating process %d: %v", node.Proc.ProcessID, err)
+			workers <- struct{}{}
+			go func(proc string) {
+				defer func() { <-workers }()
+				log.Printf("Checking %s", proc)
+				res, ok := procmap.findByName(proc)
+				if ok {
+					log.Printf("Forbidden process %s found (x%d)", proc, len(res))
+					for _, node := range res {
+						log.Printf("Killing forbidden process %d", node.Proc.ProcessID)
+						err := KillWithTimeout(int(node.Proc.ProcessID), timeout)
+						if err != nil {
+							Error.Printf("Error terminating process %d: %v", node.Proc.ProcessID, err)
+						}
 					}
+				} else {
+					log.Printf("No forbidden process %s found", proc)
 				}
-			} else {
-				log.Printf("No forbidden process %s found", proc)
-			}
+			}(proc)
 		}
 		time.Sleep(delay)
 	}
 }
 
-func Kill(pid uint32) error {
-	handle, err := syscall.OpenProcess(syscall.PROCESS_TERMINATE, false, uint32(pid))
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error opening process: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer syscall.CloseHandle(handle)
-
-	err = syscall.TerminateProcess(handle, 7172)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error terminating process: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+func KillWithTimeout(pid int, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	return Kill(ctx, pid)
+}
+
+func Kill(ctx context.Context, pid int) error {
+	process, err := os.FindProcess(pid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = process.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		_, err := process.Wait()
+		done <- err
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-done:
+		return err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		process.Release()
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/procmap.go b/procmap.go
index 305f83e..cb11929 100644
--- a/procmap.go
+++ b/procmap.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func BuildProcessMap() (*ProcessMap, error) {
 	for err == nil {
 		tree.add(&pe32)
 		i++
-		if i > 500 {
+		if i > 5000 {
 			break
 		}
 		err = windows.Process32Next(snapshot, &pe32)