diff --git a/include/modules/cava/cava_backend.hpp b/include/modules/cava/cava_backend.hpp
index 17952c4a..c9d6b92b 100644
--- a/include/modules/cava/cava_backend.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/cava/cava_backend.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class CavaBackend final {
  private:
   CavaBackend(const Json::Value& config);
   util::SleeperThread read_thread_;
-  sigc::connection out_thread_;
+  util::SleeperThread out_thread_;
+
   // Cava API to read audio source
   ::cava::ptr input_source_{NULL};
 
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ class CavaBackend final {
   void doUpdate(bool force = false);
   void loadConfig();
   void freeBackend();
-  void doOutReadConnect();
 
   // Signal
   type_signal_update m_signal_update_;
diff --git a/src/modules/cava/cava.cpp b/src/modules/cava/cava.cpp
index 906b7021..2ea4e694 100644
--- a/src/modules/cava/cava.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cava/cava.cpp
@@ -24,30 +24,35 @@ auto waybar::modules::cava::Cava::doAction(const std::string& name) -> void {
 // Cava actions
 void waybar::modules::cava::Cava::pause_resume() { backend_->doPauseResume(); }
 auto waybar::modules::cava::Cava::onUpdate(const std::string& input) -> void {
-  if (silence_) {
-    label_.get_style_context()->remove_class("silent");
-    if (!label_.get_style_context()->has_class("updated"))
-      label_.get_style_context()->add_class("updated");
-  }
-  label_text_.clear();
-  for (auto& ch : input)
-    label_text_.append(getIcon((ch > ascii_range_) ? ascii_range_ : ch, "", ascii_range_ + 1));
+  Glib::signal_idle().connect_once([this, input]() {
+    if (silence_) {
+      label_.get_style_context()->remove_class("silent");
+      if (!label_.get_style_context()->has_class("updated"))
+        label_.get_style_context()->add_class("updated");
+    }
+    label_text_.clear();
+    for (auto& ch : input)
+      label_text_.append(getIcon((ch > ascii_range_) ? ascii_range_ : ch, "", ascii_range_ + 1));
 
-  label_.set_markup(label_text_);
-  label_.show();
-  ALabel::update();
+    label_.set_markup(label_text_);
+    label_.show();
+    ALabel::update();
+  });
   silence_ = false;
 }
-auto waybar::modules::cava::Cava::onSilence() -> void {
-  if (!silence_) {
-    if (label_.get_style_context()->has_class("updated"))
-      label_.get_style_context()->remove_class("updated");
 
-    if (hide_on_silence_)
-      label_.hide();
-    else if (config_["format_silent"].isString())
-      label_.set_markup(format_silent_);
-    silence_ = true;
-    label_.get_style_context()->add_class("silent");
-  }
+auto waybar::modules::cava::Cava::onSilence() -> void {
+  Glib::signal_idle().connect_once([this]() {
+    if (!silence_) {
+      if (label_.get_style_context()->has_class("updated"))
+        label_.get_style_context()->remove_class("updated");
+
+      if (hide_on_silence_)
+        label_.hide();
+      else if (config_["format_silent"].isString())
+        label_.set_markup(format_silent_);
+      silence_ = true;
+      label_.get_style_context()->add_class("silent");
+    }
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/cava/cava_backend.cpp b/src/modules/cava/cava_backend.cpp
index 1ff7c086..aec945dc 100644
--- a/src/modules/cava/cava_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cava/cava_backend.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::CavaBackend(const Json::Value& config) : con
   loadConfig();
   // Read audio source trough cava API. Cava orginizes this process via infinity loop
   read_thread_ = [this] {
-    // Thread safe reading incoming source and do callbacks
-    doOutReadConnect();
-
     try {
       input_source_(&audio_data_);
     } catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
@@ -25,9 +22,19 @@ waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::CavaBackend(const Json::Value& config) : con
     read_thread_.sleep_for(fetch_input_delay_);
     loadConfig();
   };
+  // Write outcoming data. Emit signals
+  out_thread_ = [this] {
+    Update();
+    out_thread_.sleep_for(frame_time_milsec_);
+  };
 }
 
-waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::~CavaBackend() { freeBackend(); }
+waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::~CavaBackend() {
+  out_thread_.stop();
+  read_thread_.stop();
+
+  freeBackend();
+}
 
 static bool upThreadDelay(std::chrono::milliseconds& delay, std::chrono::seconds& delta) {
   if (delta == std::chrono::seconds{0}) {
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ void waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::doPauseResume() {
     upThreadDelay(frame_time_milsec_, suspend_silence_delay_);
   }
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&audio_data_.lock);
-  doOutReadConnect();
+  Update();
 }
 
 waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::type_signal_update
@@ -124,19 +131,17 @@ void waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::doUpdate(bool force) {
   }
 
   if (!silence_ || prm_.sleep_timer == 0) {
-    if (downThreadDelay(frame_time_milsec_, suspend_silence_delay_)) doOutReadConnect();
+    if (downThreadDelay(frame_time_milsec_, suspend_silence_delay_)) Update();
     execute();
     if (re_paint_ == 1 || force) m_signal_update_.emit(output_);
   } else {
-    if (upThreadDelay(frame_time_milsec_, suspend_silence_delay_)) doOutReadConnect();
+    if (upThreadDelay(frame_time_milsec_, suspend_silence_delay_)) Update();
     if (silence_ != silence_prev_ || force) m_signal_silence_.emit();
   }
   silence_prev_ = silence_;
 }
 
 void waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::freeBackend() {
-  out_thread_.disconnect();
-
   if (plan_ != NULL) {
     cava_destroy(plan_);
     plan_ = NULL;
@@ -238,14 +243,3 @@ void waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::loadConfig() {
   if (!plan_) spdlog::error("cava backend plan is not provided");
   audio_raw_.previous_frame[0] = -1;  // For first Update() call need to rePaint text message
 }
-
-void waybar::modules::cava::CavaBackend::doOutReadConnect() {
-  out_thread_.disconnect();
-  // Thread safe reading incoming source and do callbacks
-  out_thread_ = Glib::signal_timeout().connect(
-      [&]() {
-        Update();
-        return true;
-      },
-      frame_time_milsec_.count());
-}