diff --git a/examples/srtm.cpp b/examples/srtm.cpp
index 2da413ee..85de728f 100644
--- a/examples/srtm.cpp
+++ b/examples/srtm.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ struct node_controller
 
 	std::size_t node_count() const { return node_count_; }
 
-	std::size_t loader_queue_size() const { return loader_.queue_size(); }
+	std::size_t loader_queue_size() const { return loader_.task_count(); }
 
 	void preload(int max_level);
 
diff --git a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/threadpool.hpp b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/threadpool.hpp
index 8d6d9e34..270453a0 100644
--- a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/threadpool.hpp
+++ b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/threadpool.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <psemek/util/thread.hpp>
 #include <psemek/util/synchronyzed_queue.hpp>
 #include <psemek/util/movable_function.hpp>
+#include <psemek/util/executor.hpp>
 
 #include <future>
 #include <vector>
@@ -14,58 +15,35 @@ namespace psemek::util
 {
 
 	struct threadpool
+		: executor
 	{
 		threadpool(std::string const & name)
 			: threadpool(name, std::max(1u, std::thread::hardware_concurrency()))
 		{}
 
-		threadpool(std::string const & name, std::size_t thread_count)
-			: name(name)
-			, working_count_{0}
-		{
-			start(thread_count);
-		}
+		threadpool(std::string const & name, std::size_t thread_count);
 
-		~ threadpool()
-		{
-			stop();
-		}
+		~threadpool() override { stop(); }
 
-		template <typename F>
-		auto dispatch(F && f)
-		{
-			using R = decltype(f());
+		void post(task t) override;
 
-			std::packaged_task<R()> task{std::forward<F>(f)};
+		void stop() override;
 
-			auto result = task.get_future();
+		void wait() override;
 
-			tasks_queue.push(std::move(task));
+		void wait_for(clock::duration period) override;
 
-			return result;
-		}
+		void wait_until(clock::time_point time) override;
 
-		void start(std::size_t thread_count);
-
-		void stop();
-
-		void wait()
-		{
-			tasks_queue.wait();
-
-			std::unique_lock lock{working_count_mutex_};
-			working_count_cv_.wait(lock, [this]{ return working_count_ == 0; });
-		}
-
-		std::size_t queue_size() const { return tasks_queue.size(); }
+		std::size_t task_count() const override;
 
 	private:
-		std::string const name;
-		std::vector<util::thread> threads;
-		util::synchronized_queue<movable_function<void()>> tasks_queue;
+		std::vector<util::thread> threads_;
+		util::synchronized_queue<task> task_queue_;
+		std::atomic<bool> running_;
 
 		std::size_t working_count_;
-		std::mutex working_count_mutex_;
+		mutable std::mutex working_count_mutex_;
 		std::condition_variable working_count_cv_;
 	};
 
diff --git a/libs/util/source/threadpool.cpp b/libs/util/source/threadpool.cpp
index cee1a6e0..da49cb67 100644
--- a/libs/util/source/threadpool.cpp
+++ b/libs/util/source/threadpool.cpp
@@ -1,31 +1,55 @@
 #include <psemek/util/threadpool.hpp>
 #include <psemek/util/unused.hpp>
 #include <psemek/util/to_string.hpp>
+#include <psemek/util/at_scope_exit.hpp>
 
 #include <psemek/log/log.hpp>
 
 namespace psemek::util
 {
 
-	void threadpool::start(std::size_t thread_count)
+	namespace
+	{
+
+		struct stop_execution{};
+
+	}
+
+	threadpool::threadpool(std::string const & name, std::size_t thread_count)
+		: running_{true}
+		, working_count_{0}
 	{
 		for (std::size_t th = 0; th < thread_count; ++th)
 		{
-			threads.emplace_back([this, th]
+			threads_.emplace_back([this, &name, th, thread_count]
 			{
-				log::register_thread(to_string(name, '#', th));
-				while (true)
+				log::register_thread(thread_count == 1 ? name : to_string(name, '#', th));
+				for (bool running = true; running;)
 				{
-					auto task = tasks_queue.pop();
-
-					if (!task)
-						break;
+					auto task = task_queue_.pop();
 
 					{
 						std::lock_guard lock{working_count_mutex_};
 						++working_count_;
 					}
-					task();
+
+					try
+					{
+						task();
+					}
+					catch (stop_execution const &)
+					{
+						running = false;
+					}
+					catch (std::exception const & e)
+					{
+						log::error() << "Unhandled exception in threadpool executor: " << e.what();
+					}
+					catch (...)
+					{
+						log::error() << "Unhandled unknown exception in threadpool executor";
+					}
+
 					{
 						std::lock_guard lock{working_count_mutex_};
 						--working_count_;
@@ -36,15 +60,44 @@ namespace psemek::util
 		}
 	}
 
+	void threadpool::post(task t)
+	{
+		task_queue_.push(std::move(t));
+	}
+
 	void threadpool::stop()
 	{
-		tasks_queue.clear();
-		for (auto const & thread: threads)
+		task_queue_.clear();
+		for (auto const & thread: threads_)
 		{
 			unused(thread);
-			tasks_queue.push({});
+			task_queue_.push([]{ throw stop_execution{}; });
 		}
-		threads.clear();
+		threads_.clear();
+	}
+
+	void threadpool::wait()
+	{
+		std::unique_lock lock{working_count_mutex_};
+		working_count_cv_.wait(lock, [this]{ return working_count_ == 0 && task_queue_.size() == 0; });
+	}
+
+	void threadpool::wait_for(clock::duration period)
+	{
+		std::unique_lock lock{working_count_mutex_};
+		working_count_cv_.wait_for(lock, period, [this]{ return working_count_ == 0 && task_queue_.size() == 0; });
+	}
+
+	void threadpool::wait_until(clock::time_point time)
+	{
+		std::unique_lock lock{working_count_mutex_};
+		working_count_cv_.wait_until(lock, time, [this]{ return working_count_ == 0 && task_queue_.size() == 0; });
+	}
+
+	std::size_t threadpool::task_count() const
+	{
+		std::unique_lock lock{working_count_mutex_};
+		return task_queue_.size() + working_count_;
 	}
 
 }