diff --git a/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp b/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp
index 5398ad5..69c4374 100644
--- a/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp
+++ b/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp
@@ -119,101 +119,99 @@ namespace dl = daggy::loggers::dag_run;
 
 std::unique_ptr<dl::DAGRunLogger> loggerFactory(const rj::Value &config)
 {
-  if (config.HasMember("logger")) {
-    const auto &logConf = config["logger"];
-    if (!logConf.IsObject())
-      throw std::runtime_error("logger config is not an object");
-    if (!logConf.HasMember("name"))
-      throw std::runtime_error("logger config is missing logger name");
-    if (!logConf.HasMember("config"))
-      throw std::runtime_error("logger config is missing logger config");
+  if (!config.HasMember("logger"))
+    return std::make_unique<dl::OStreamLogger>(std::cout);
 
-    std::string name      = logConf["name"].GetString();
-    const auto &logConfig = logConf["config"];
-    if (name == "OStreamLogger") {
-      if (logConfig.HasMember("file")) {
-        std::string fn = logConfig["file"].GetString();
-        if (fn == "-")
-          return std::make_unique<dl::OStreamLogger>(std::cout);
+  const auto &logConf = config["logger"];
+  if (!logConf.IsObject())
+    throw std::runtime_error("logger config is not an object");
+  if (!logConf.HasMember("name"))
+    throw std::runtime_error("logger config is missing logger name");
+  if (!logConf.HasMember("config"))
+    throw std::runtime_error("logger config is missing logger config");
 
-        std::ofstream ofh(logConfig["file"].GetString());
-        return std::make_unique<dl::OStreamLogger>(ofh);
-      }
+  std::string name      = logConf["name"].GetString();
+  const auto &logConfig = logConf["config"];
+  if (name == "OStreamLogger") {
+    if (logConfig.HasMember("file")) {
+      std::string fn = logConfig["file"].GetString();
+      if (fn == "-")
+        return std::make_unique<dl::OStreamLogger>(std::cout);
+
+      std::ofstream ofh(logConfig["file"].GetString());
+      return std::make_unique<dl::OStreamLogger>(ofh);
     }
-#ifdef DAGGY_ENABLE_REDIS
-    else if (name == "RedisLogger") {
-      std::string host   = "localhost";
-      uint16_t port      = 6379;
-      std::string prefix = "daggy";
-
-      if (logConfig.HasMember("prefix"))
-        prefix = logConfig["prefix"].GetString();
-      if (logConfig.HasMember("host"))
-        host = logConfig["host"].GetString();
-      if (logConfig.HasMember("port"))
-        port = logConfig["port"].GetInt();
-
-      return std::make_unique<dl::RedisLogger>(prefix, host, port);
-    }
-#endif
-    else
-      throw std::runtime_error("Unknown logger type: " + name);
   }
-  return std::make_unique<dl::OStreamLogger>(std::cout);
+#ifdef DAGGY_ENABLE_REDIS
+  else if (name == "RedisLogger") {
+    std::string host   = "localhost";
+    uint16_t port      = 6379;
+    std::string prefix = "daggy";
+
+    if (logConfig.HasMember("prefix"))
+      prefix = logConfig["prefix"].GetString();
+    if (logConfig.HasMember("host"))
+      host = logConfig["host"].GetString();
+    if (logConfig.HasMember("port"))
+      port = logConfig["port"].GetInt();
+
+    return std::make_unique<dl::RedisLogger>(prefix, host, port);
+  }
+#endif
+  throw std::runtime_error("Unknown logger type: " + name);
 }
 
 namespace de = daggy::executors::task;
 
 std::unique_ptr<de::TaskExecutor> executorFactory(const rj::Value &config)
 {
-  if (config.HasMember("executor")) {
-    const auto &execConf = config["executor"];
-    if (!execConf.IsObject())
-      throw std::runtime_error("Executor config is not an object");
-    if (!execConf.HasMember("name"))
-      throw std::runtime_error("Executor config is missing name");
-    if (!execConf.HasMember("config"))
-      throw std::runtime_error("Executor config is missing config");
-    std::string name       = execConf["name"].GetString();
-    const auto &execConfig = execConf["config"];
+  if (!config.HasMember("executor"))
+    return std::make_unique<de::ForkingTaskExecutor>(10);
 
-    if (name == "ForkingTaskExecutor") {
-      size_t threads = 10;
-      if (execConfig.HasMember("threads"))
-        threads = execConfig["threads"].GetInt64();
-      return std::make_unique<de::ForkingTaskExecutor>(threads);
-    }
+  const auto &execConf = config["executor"];
+  if (!execConf.IsObject())
+    throw std::runtime_error("Executor config is not an object");
+  if (!execConf.HasMember("name"))
+    throw std::runtime_error("Executor config is missing name");
+  if (!execConf.HasMember("config"))
+    throw std::runtime_error("Executor config is missing config");
+  std::string name       = execConf["name"].GetString();
+  const auto &execConfig = execConf["config"];
+
+  if (name == "ForkingTaskExecutor") {
+    size_t threads = 10;
+    if (execConfig.HasMember("threads"))
+      threads = execConfig["threads"].GetInt64();
+    return std::make_unique<de::ForkingTaskExecutor>(threads);
+  }
 #ifdef DAGGY_ENABLE_SLURM
-    else if (name == "SlurmTaskExecutor") {
-      return std::make_unique<de::SlurmTaskExecutor>();
-    }
+  else if (name == "SlurmTaskExecutor") {
+    return std::make_unique<de::SlurmTaskExecutor>();
+  }
 #endif
-    else if (name == "DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor") {
-      if (!execConfig.HasMember("runners"))
-        throw std::runtime_error(
-            "DaggyRunnerExecutor config needs at least one remote runner");
+  else if (name == "DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor") {
+    if (!execConfig.HasMember("runners"))
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          "DaggyRunnerExecutor config needs at least one remote runner");
 
-      auto exe = std::make_unique<de::DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor>();
+    auto exe = std::make_unique<de::DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor>();
 
-      const auto &runners = execConfig["runners"];
-      if (!runners.IsArray()) {
+    const auto &runners = execConfig["runners"];
+    if (!runners.IsArray())
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          "DaggyRunnerExecutor runners must be an array of urls");
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < runners.Size(); ++i) {
+      if (!runners[i].IsString())
         throw std::runtime_error(
             "DaggyRunnerExecutor runners must be an array of urls");
-
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < runners.Size(); ++i) {
-          if (!runners[i].IsString())
-            throw std::runtime_error(
-                "DaggyRunnerExecutor runners must be an array of urls");
-          exe->addRunner(runners[i].GetString());
-        }
-        return exe;
-      }
+      exe->addRunner(runners[i].GetString());
     }
-    else
-      throw std::runtime_error("Unknown executor type: " + name);
+
+    return exe;
   }
 
-  return std::make_unique<de::ForkingTaskExecutor>(10);
+  throw std::runtime_error("Unknown executor type: " + name);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/daggyr/libdaggyr/src/Server.cpp b/daggyr/libdaggyr/src/Server.cpp
index 5537113..4432b5e 100644
--- a/daggyr/libdaggyr/src/Server.cpp
+++ b/daggyr/libdaggyr/src/Server.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ namespace daggy::daggyr {
                      .resourcesUsed = resourcesUsed});
     }
 
+    std::cout << "Enqueued " << runID << " / " << taskName << std::endl;
+
     response.send(Pistache::Http::Code::Ok, "");
   }
 
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ namespace daggy::daggyr {
 
     std::string payload;
 
+    // Check to see if it's pending
     bool found = false;
     {
       std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pendingGuard_);
@@ -193,11 +196,13 @@ namespace daggy::daggyr {
             curCapacity_.cores += it->second.resourcesUsed.cores;
             curCapacity_.memoryMB += it->second.resourcesUsed.memoryMB;
           }
+          std::cout << "Resolved " << it->first.first << " / "
+                    << it->first.second << std::endl;
         }
-        else {
-          payload = R"({ "state": "RUNNING" })";
-          found   = true;
-        }
+      }
+      else {
+        payload = R"({ "state": "RUNNING" })";
+        found   = true;
       }
     }
 
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ namespace daggy::daggyr {
       payload = R"({ "state": "COMPLETED", "attempt": )" +
                 attemptRecordToJSON(it->second) + "}";
     }
+
     response.send(Pistache::Http::Code::Ok, payload);
   }
 
diff --git a/libdaggy/include/daggy/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.hpp b/libdaggy/include/daggy/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.hpp
index 1aed18a..89b07a7 100644
--- a/libdaggy/include/daggy/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.hpp
+++ b/libdaggy/include/daggy/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace daggy::executors::task {
       DAGRunID runID;
       std::string taskName;
       std::string runnerURL;
+      uint32_t retries;
     };
 
     // Resolves jobs through polling
diff --git a/libdaggy/src/DAGRunner.cpp b/libdaggy/src/DAGRunner.cpp
index 164fbc8..d4c0fad 100644
--- a/libdaggy/src/DAGRunner.cpp
+++ b/libdaggy/src/DAGRunner.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@ namespace daggy {
       taskAttemptCounts_[taskName] = 1;
 
       logger_.updateTaskState(runID_, taskName, RunState::RUNNING);
-      runningTasks_.emplace(taskName,
-                            executor_.execute(runID_, taskName, task));
+      try {
+        auto fut = executor_.execute(runID_, taskName, task);
+        runningTasks_.emplace(taskName, std::move(fut));
+      }
+      catch (std::exception &e) {
+      }
       ++nRunningTasks_;
 
       auto nextTask = dag_.visitNext();
diff --git a/libdaggy/src/Utilities.cpp b/libdaggy/src/Utilities.cpp
index 894cc6d..52b10a9 100644
--- a/libdaggy/src/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/libdaggy/src/Utilities.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ namespace daggy {
       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, curlWriter);
       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &buffer);
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 2);
 
       if (trace) {
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION, http_trace);
diff --git a/libdaggy/src/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.cpp b/libdaggy/src/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.cpp
index c6fa415..ee0ae4a 100644
--- a/libdaggy/src/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.cpp
+++ b/libdaggy/src/executors/task/DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ std::future<AttemptRecord> DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor::execute(
   // Capacities for a runner can be negative, meaning that they're currently
   // oversubscribed.
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, double>> impacts;
+
   for (const auto &runner : runners_) {
     try {
       const auto &[code, doc] = JSON_HTTP_REQUEST(runner + "/v1/capacity");
@@ -158,8 +159,14 @@ std::future<AttemptRecord> DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor::execute(
     }
   }
 
-  if (impacts.empty())
-    throw std::runtime_error("No runners available for execution");
+  if (impacts.empty()) {
+    std::promise<AttemptRecord> prom;
+    auto fut = prom.get_future();
+    AttemptRecord record{.rc          = -1,
+                         .executorLog = "No runners available for execution"};
+    prom.set_value(std::move(record));
+    return fut;
+  }
 
   auto cit = impacts.begin();
   for (auto it = impacts.begin(); it != impacts.end(); ++it) {
@@ -167,8 +174,19 @@ std::future<AttemptRecord> DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor::execute(
       cit = it;
   }
 
-  RunningTask rt{
-      .prom{}, .runID = runID, .taskName = taskName, .runnerURL = cit->first};
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << cit->first << "/v1/task/" << runID << "/" << taskName;
+  auto url = ss.str();
+
+  const auto response = HTTP_REQUEST(url, taskToJSON(task), "POST");
+  if (response.code != HTTPCode::Ok)
+    throw std::runtime_error("Unable to submit task: " + response.body);
+
+  RunningTask rt{.prom{},
+                 .runID     = runID,
+                 .taskName  = taskName,
+                 .runnerURL = cit->first,
+                 .retries   = 3};
 
   auto fut = rt.prom.get_future();
 
@@ -194,34 +212,42 @@ void DaggyRunnerTaskExecutor::monitor()
     {
       std::vector<std::pair<DAGRunID, std::string>> resolvedJobs;
 
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(rtGuard_);
-      for (auto &[taskID, task] : runningTasks_) {
-        try {
-          const auto &[code, json] = JSON_HTTP_REQUEST(
-              task.runnerURL + "/v1/task/" + std::to_string(taskID.first) +
-              "/" + taskID.second);
-          if (code != HTTPCode::Ok) {
-            AttemptRecord record{
-                .rc = -1, .executorLog = "Unable to query runner for progress"};
-            task.prom.set_value(std::move(record));
-            resolvedJobs.emplace_back(taskID);
+      {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(rtGuard_);
+        for (auto &[taskID, task] : runningTasks_) {
+          try {
+            const auto &[code, json] = JSON_HTTP_REQUEST(
+                task.runnerURL + "/v1/task/" + std::to_string(taskID.first) +
+                "/" + taskID.second);
+            if (code != HTTPCode::Ok) {
+              --task.retries;
+
+              if (task.retries == 0) {
+                AttemptRecord record{
+                    .rc          = -1,
+                    .executorLog = "Unable to query runner for progress"};
+                task.prom.set_value(std::move(record));
+                resolvedJobs.emplace_back(taskID);
+              }
+              continue;
+            }
+
+            if (json["state"] == "COMPLETED") {
+              auto attempt = attemptRecordFromJSON(json["attempt"]);
+              task.prom.set_value(std::move(attempt));
+              resolvedJobs.emplace_back(taskID);
+            }
+          }
+          catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
             continue;
           }
-
-          if (json["state"] == "COMPLETED") {
-            task.prom.set_value(attemptRecordFromJSON(json["attempt"]));
-            resolvedJobs.emplace_back(taskID);
-          }
         }
-        catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
         for (const auto &tid : resolvedJobs) {
           runningTasks_.extract(tid);
         }
       }
-      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(250));
     }
   }
 }