diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85e4bf40..33840428 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dump_journal.o: dump_journal.cpp allocator.h blockstore.h blockstore_flush.h blo
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 epoll_manager.o: epoll_manager.cpp epoll_manager.h ringloop.h timerfd_manager.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-etcd_state_client.o: etcd_state_client.cpp base64.h etcd_state_client.h http_client.h json11/json11.hpp object_id.h osd_id.h osd_ops.h pg_states.h timerfd_manager.h
+etcd_state_client.o: etcd_state_client.cpp base64.h etcd_state_client.h http_client.h json11/json11.hpp object_id.h osd_id.h osd_ops.h pg_states.h ringloop.h timerfd_manager.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 fio_cluster.o: fio_cluster.cpp cluster_client.h epoll_manager.h etcd_state_client.h fio/fio.h fio/optgroup.h http_client.h json11/json11.hpp messenger.h object_id.h osd_id.h osd_ops.h ringloop.h timerfd_manager.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fio_engine.o: fio_engine.cpp blockstore.h fio/fio.h fio/optgroup.h json11/json11
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 fio_sec_osd.o: fio_sec_osd.cpp fio/fio.h fio/optgroup.h object_id.h osd_id.h osd_ops.h rw_blocking.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-http_client.o: http_client.cpp http_client.h json11/json11.hpp timerfd_manager.h
+http_client.o: http_client.cpp http_client.h json11/json11.hpp ringloop.h timerfd_manager.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 messenger.o: messenger.cpp json11/json11.hpp messenger.h object_id.h osd_id.h osd_ops.h ringloop.h timerfd_manager.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@ test_blockstore.o: test_blockstore.cpp blockstore.h object_id.h ringloop.h timer
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 timerfd_interval.o: timerfd_interval.cpp ringloop.h timerfd_interval.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-timerfd_manager.o: timerfd_manager.cpp timerfd_manager.h
+timerfd_manager.o: timerfd_manager.cpp ringloop.h timerfd_manager.h
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/osd.cpp b/osd.cpp
index f73dec79..f1e2982e 100644
--- a/osd.cpp
+++ b/osd.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ osd_t::osd_t(blockstore_config_t & config, blockstore_t *bs, ring_loop_t *ringlo
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("epoll_create: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
 
-    this->tfd = new timerfd_manager_t([this](int fd, std::function<void(int, int)> handler) { set_fd_handler(fd, handler); });
+    this->tfd = new timerfd_manager_t(ringloop);
+    this->tfd->set_fd_handler = [this](int fd, std::function<void(int, int)> handler) { set_fd_handler(fd, handler); };
     this->tfd->set_timer(print_stats_interval*1000, true, [this](int timer_id)
     {
         print_stats();
diff --git a/timerfd_manager.cpp b/timerfd_manager.cpp
index c7bc736b..192ae6eb 100644
--- a/timerfd_manager.cpp
+++ b/timerfd_manager.cpp
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
-#include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "timerfd_manager.h"
 
-timerfd_manager_t::timerfd_manager_t(std::function<void(int, std::function<void(int, int)>)> set_fd_handler)
+timerfd_manager_t::timerfd_manager_t(ring_loop_t *ringloop)
 {
-    this->set_fd_handler = set_fd_handler;
     wait_state = 0;
     timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK);
     if (timerfd < 0)
     {
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("timerfd_create: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
-    set_fd_handler(timerfd, [this](int fd, int events)
-    {
-        handle_readable();
-    });
+    consumer.loop = [this]() { loop(); };
+    ringloop->register_consumer(&consumer);
+    this->ringloop = ringloop;
 }
 
 timerfd_manager_t::~timerfd_manager_t()
 {
-    set_fd_handler(timerfd, NULL);
+    ringloop->unregister_consumer(&consumer);
     close(timerfd);
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +48,7 @@ int timerfd_manager_t::set_timer(uint64_t millis, bool repeat, std::function<voi
     });
     inc_timer(timers[timers.size()-1]);
     set_nearest();
+    set_wait();
     return timer_id;
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +69,7 @@ void timerfd_manager_t::clear_timer(int timer_id)
                 nearest--;
             }
             set_nearest();
+            set_wait();
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -157,3 +154,36 @@ void timerfd_manager_t::trigger_nearest()
     cb(nearest_id);
     nearest = -1;
 }
+
+void timerfd_manager_t::loop()
+{
+    if (!(wait_state & 1) && timers.size())
+    {
+        set_nearest();
+    }
+    set_wait();
+}
+
+void timerfd_manager_t::set_wait()
+{
+    if ((wait_state & 3) == 1)
+    {
+        io_uring_sqe *sqe = ringloop->get_sqe();
+        if (!sqe)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        ring_data_t *data = ((ring_data_t*)sqe->user_data);
+        my_uring_prep_poll_add(sqe, timerfd, POLLIN);
+        data->callback = [this](ring_data_t *data)
+        {
+            if (data->res < 0)
+            {
+                throw std::runtime_error(std::string("waiting for timer failed: ") + strerror(-data->res));
+            }
+            handle_readable();
+            set_wait();
+        };
+        wait_state = 3;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/timerfd_manager.h b/timerfd_manager.h
index 8f438e38..5d292b1d 100644
--- a/timerfd_manager.h
+++ b/timerfd_manager.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <time.h>
-#include <vector>
-#include <functional>
+#include "ringloop.h"
 
 struct timerfd_timer_t
 {
@@ -20,15 +19,20 @@ class timerfd_manager_t
     int nearest = -1;
     int id = 1;
     std::vector<timerfd_timer_t> timers;
+    ring_loop_t *ringloop;
+    ring_consumer_t consumer;
 
     void inc_timer(timerfd_timer_t & t);
     void set_nearest();
     void trigger_nearest();
     void handle_readable();
+    void set_wait();
+    void loop();
 public:
+    // FIXME shouldn't be here
     std::function<void(int, std::function<void(int, int)>)> set_fd_handler;
 
-    timerfd_manager_t(std::function<void(int, std::function<void(int, int)>)> set_fd_handler);
+    timerfd_manager_t(ring_loop_t *ringloop);
     ~timerfd_manager_t();
     int set_timer(uint64_t millis, bool repeat, std::function<void(int)> callback);
     void clear_timer(int timer_id);