diff --git a/idlebot.py b/idlebot.py
index cacb23a..0bc4d61 100755
--- a/idlebot.py
+++ b/idlebot.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class IdleBot(ClientXMPP):
 
         self.add_event_handler('session_start', self.session_start)
         self.add_event_handler('groupchat_message', self.muc_message)
+        self.add_event_handler('disconnected', self.disconnected)
         self.priority = 0
         self.status = None
         self.show = None
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ class IdleBot(ClientXMPP):
         for room in self.rooms:
             self.add_event_handler('muc::%s::got_offline' % room, self.muc_offline)
 
+    def disconnected(self, _):
+        exit(0)
+
     def session_start(self, _):
         self.get_roster()
         self.send_presence(ppriority=self.priority, pstatus=self.status, pshow=self.show)
@@ -113,12 +117,7 @@ def start(botclass, active=False):
 
     while 1:
         try:
-            # print("hangup: %s" % got_hangup)
-            if not plugins.event_trigger():
-                bot.hangup()
-            if bot.state.current_state() == 'disconnected':
-                exit(0)
-
+            plugins.joblist.run(False)
             time.sleep(EVENTLOOP_DELAY)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             print('')
diff --git a/plugins/__init__.py b/plugins/__init__.py
index ae35b34..2a42d85 100644
--- a/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import logging
 import time
 import traceback
 import types
+import sched
 
 import config
 from common import RATE_NO_LIMIT, pluginfunction, config_locked, ptypes_PARSE, ptypes_COMMAND, ptypes_MUC_ONLINE, ptypes
 from plugins import commands, parsers, muc_online
 
-joblist = []
+joblist = sched.scheduler(time.time, time.sleep)
 plugins = {p: [] for p in ptypes}
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@ def register_active_event(t, callback, args, action_runner, plugin, msg_obj):
         action = callback(*func_args)
         if action:
             action_runner(action=action, plugin=plugin, msg_obj=msg_obj)
-    joblist.append((t, func, args))
+    joblist.enterabs(t, 0, func, args)
 
 
 def register_event(t, callback, args):
-    joblist.append((t, callback, args))
+    joblist.enterabs(t, 0, callback, args)
 
 
 def else_command(args):
@@ -108,19 +109,6 @@ def register_all():
     register(ptypes_MUC_ONLINE)
 
 
-def event_trigger():
-    if 0 == len(joblist):
-        return True
-
-    now = time.time()
-
-    for (i, (t, callback, args)) in enumerate(joblist):
-        if t < now:
-            callback(*args)
-            del (joblist[i])
-    return True
-
-
 @pluginfunction('help', 'print help for a command or all known commands', ptypes_COMMAND)
 def command_help(argv, **args):
     what = argv[0] if argv else None
@@ -236,5 +224,7 @@ def reset_jobs(argv, **args):
     if args['reply_user'] != config.conf_get('bot_owner'):
         return
     else:
-        joblist.clear()
+        for event in joblist.queue:
+            joblist.cancel(event)
+
         return {'msg': 'done.'}