diff --git a/quartz/scheduler.go b/quartz/scheduler.go
index 6f91bb7..02a1756 100644
--- a/quartz/scheduler.go
+++ b/quartz/scheduler.go
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) ScheduleJob(
 	jobDetail *JobDetail,
 	trigger Trigger,
 ) error {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	if jobDetail == nil {
 		return illegalArgumentError("jobDetail is nil")
 	}
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) ScheduleJob(
 	err = sched.queue.Push(toSchedule)
 	if err == nil {
 		logger.Debugf("Successfully added job %s.", jobDetail.jobKey)
-		if sched.IsStarted() {
+		if sched.started {
 			sched.reset()
 		}
 	}
@@ -194,9 +197,6 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	ctx, sched.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	go func() { <-ctx.Done(); sched.Stop() }()
-	// start the feed reader
-	sched.wg.Add(1)
-	go sched.startFeedReader(ctx)
 
 	// start scheduler execution loop
 	sched.wg.Add(1)
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) IsStarted() bool {
 // For a job key to be returned, the job must satisfy all of the matchers specified.
 // Given no matchers, it returns the keys of all scheduled jobs.
 func (sched *StdScheduler) GetJobKeys(matchers ...Matcher[ScheduledJob]) []*JobKey {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	scheduledJobs := sched.queue.ScheduledJobs(matchers)
 	keys := make([]*JobKey, 0, len(scheduledJobs))
 	for _, scheduled := range scheduledJobs {
@@ -240,6 +243,9 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) GetJobKeys(matchers ...Matcher[ScheduledJob]) []*JobK
 
 // GetScheduledJob returns the ScheduledJob with the specified key.
 func (sched *StdScheduler) GetScheduledJob(jobKey *JobKey) (ScheduledJob, error) {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	if jobKey == nil {
 		return nil, illegalArgumentError("jobKey is nil")
 	}
@@ -248,13 +254,16 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) GetScheduledJob(jobKey *JobKey) (ScheduledJob, error)
 
 // DeleteJob removes the Job with the specified key if present.
 func (sched *StdScheduler) DeleteJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	if jobKey == nil {
 		return illegalArgumentError("jobKey is nil")
 	}
 	_, err := sched.queue.Remove(jobKey)
 	if err == nil {
 		logger.Debugf("Successfully deleted job %s.", jobKey)
-		if sched.IsStarted() {
+		if sched.started {
 			sched.reset()
 		}
 	}
@@ -264,6 +273,9 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) DeleteJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
 // PauseJob suspends the job with the specified key from being
 // executed by the scheduler.
 func (sched *StdScheduler) PauseJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	if jobKey == nil {
 		return illegalArgumentError("jobKey is nil")
 	}
@@ -285,7 +297,7 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) PauseJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
 		err = sched.queue.Push(paused)
 		if err == nil {
 			logger.Debugf("Successfully paused job %s.", jobKey)
-			if sched.IsStarted() {
+			if sched.started {
 				sched.reset()
 			}
 		}
@@ -295,6 +307,9 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) PauseJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
 
 // ResumeJob restarts the suspended job with the specified key.
 func (sched *StdScheduler) ResumeJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	if jobKey == nil {
 		return illegalArgumentError("jobKey is nil")
 	}
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) ResumeJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
 		err = sched.queue.Push(resumed)
 		if err == nil {
 			logger.Debugf("Successfully resumed job %s.", jobKey)
-			if sched.IsStarted() {
+			if sched.started {
 				sched.reset()
 			}
 		}
@@ -330,11 +345,14 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) ResumeJob(jobKey *JobKey) error {
 
 // Clear removes all of the scheduled jobs.
 func (sched *StdScheduler) Clear() error {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	// reset the job queue
 	err := sched.queue.Clear()
 	if err == nil {
 		logger.Debug("Successfully cleared job queue.")
-		if sched.IsStarted() {
+		if sched.started {
 			sched.reset()
 		}
 	}
@@ -439,17 +457,7 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) executeAndReschedule(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// fetch a job for processing
-	scheduled, err := sched.queue.Pop()
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("Failed to fetch a job from the queue: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// validate the job
-	valid, nextRunTimeExtractor := sched.validateJob(scheduled)
-
-	// try rescheduling the job immediately
-	sched.rescheduleJob(ctx, scheduled, nextRunTimeExtractor)
+	scheduled, valid := sched.fetchAndReschedule()
 
 	// execute the job
 	if valid {
@@ -514,40 +522,39 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) validateJob(job ScheduledJob) (bool, func() (int64, e
 	return true, func() (int64, error) { return job.Trigger().NextFireTime(job.NextRunTime()) }
 }
 
-func (sched *StdScheduler) rescheduleJob(ctx context.Context, job ScheduledJob,
-	nextRunTimeExtractor func() (int64, error)) {
+func (sched *StdScheduler) fetchAndReschedule() (ScheduledJob, bool) {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	// fetch a job for processing
+	job, err := sched.queue.Pop()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("Failed to fetch a job from the queue: %s", err)
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	// validate the job
+	valid, nextRunTimeExtractor := sched.validateJob(job)
+	// calculate next run time for the job
 	nextRunTime, err := nextRunTimeExtractor()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Infof("Job %s exited the execution loop: %s.", job.JobDetail().jobKey, err)
-		return
+		return job, valid
 	}
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-	case sched.feeder <- &scheduledJob{
+	// reschedule the job
+	toSchedule := &scheduledJob{
 		job:      job.JobDetail(),
 		trigger:  job.Trigger(),
 		priority: nextRunTime,
-	}:
 	}
-}
-
-func (sched *StdScheduler) startFeedReader(ctx context.Context) {
-	defer sched.wg.Done()
-	for {
-		select {
-		case scheduled := <-sched.feeder:
-			if err := sched.queue.Push(scheduled); err != nil {
-				logger.Errorf("Failed to reschedule job %s, err: %s",
-					scheduled.JobDetail().jobKey, err)
-			} else {
-				logger.Tracef("Successfully rescheduled job %s", scheduled.JobDetail().jobKey)
-				sched.reset()
-			}
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			logger.Info("Exit the feed reader.")
-			return
-		}
+	if err := sched.queue.Push(toSchedule); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("Failed to reschedule job %s, err: %s",
+			toSchedule.JobDetail().jobKey, err)
+	} else {
+		logger.Tracef("Successfully rescheduled job %s", toSchedule.JobDetail().jobKey)
+		sched.reset()
 	}
+
+	return job, valid
 }
 
 func (sched *StdScheduler) reset() {