diff --git a/ocis-pkg/runner/grouprunner_test.go b/ocis-pkg/runner/grouprunner_test.go
index 110960a5bfc..3d20ad78506 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/runner/grouprunner_test.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/runner/grouprunner_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 
 		task1Ch := make(chan error)
 		task1 := TimedTask(task1Ch, 30*time.Second)
-		gr.Add(runner.New("task1", task1, func() {
+		gr.Add(runner.New("task1", 30*time.Second, task1, func() {
 			task1Ch <- nil
 			close(task1Ch)
 		}))
 
 		task2Ch := make(chan error)
 		task2 := TimedTask(task2Ch, 20*time.Second)
-		gr.Add(runner.New("task2", task2, func() {
+		gr.Add(runner.New("task2", 30*time.Second, task2, func() {
 			task2Ch <- nil
 			close(task2Ch)
 		}))
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 	Describe("Add", func() {
 		It("Duplicated runner id panics", func() {
 			Expect(func() {
-				gr.Add(runner.New("task1", func() error {
+				gr.Add(runner.New("task1", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 					time.Sleep(6 * time.Second)
 					return nil
 				}, func() {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 			task3Ch := make(chan error)
 			task3 := TimedTask(task3Ch, 15*time.Second)
 			Expect(func() {
-				gr.Add(runner.New("task3", task3, func() {
+				gr.Add(runner.New("task3", 30*time.Second, task3, func() {
 					task3Ch <- nil
 					close(task3Ch)
 				}))
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 			Expect(func() {
 				task3Ch := make(chan error)
 				task3 := TimedTask(task3Ch, 15*time.Second)
-				gr.Add(runner.New("task3", task3, func() {
+				gr.Add(runner.New("task3", 30*time.Second, task3, func() {
 					task3Ch <- nil
 					close(task3Ch)
 				}))
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 		It("Context is done", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			task3Ch := make(chan error)
 			task3 := TimedTask(task3Ch, 15*time.Second)
-			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", task3, func() {
+			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", 30*time.Second, task3, func() {
 				task3Ch <- nil
 				close(task3Ch)
 			}))
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 		It("One task finishes early", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			task3Ch := make(chan error)
 			task3 := TimedTask(task3Ch, 1*time.Second)
-			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", task3, func() {
+			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", 30*time.Second, task3, func() {
 				task3Ch <- nil
 				close(task3Ch)
 			}))
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 		It("Wait in channel", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			task3Ch := make(chan error)
 			task3 := TimedTask(task3Ch, 1*time.Second)
-			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", task3, func() {
+			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", 30*time.Second, task3, func() {
 				task3Ch <- nil
 				close(task3Ch)
 			}))
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var _ = Describe("GroupRunner", func() {
 		It("Interrupt async", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			task3Ch := make(chan error)
 			task3 := TimedTask(task3Ch, 15*time.Second)
-			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", task3, func() {
+			gr.Add(runner.New("task3", 30*time.Second, task3, func() {
 				task3Ch <- nil
 				close(task3Ch)
 			}))
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/runner/helper.go b/ocis-pkg/runner/helper.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fca604977d7..00000000000
--- a/ocis-pkg/runner/helper.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-package runner
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// InterruptedTimeoutRunner will create a new runner (R2) based an original
-// runner (R1).
-// The new runner (R2) will monitor the original (R1). Once the `Interrupt`
-// method is called in the new (R2), the interruption will be delivered to
-// the original (R1), but a timeout will start. If we reach the timeout
-// before the original runner (R1) is finished, the new runner (R2) will
-// return an error.
-//
-// Any valid duration can be provided for the timeout, but you should give
-// enough time for the task to finish in order to get the error from the
-// original task (R1) and not the timeout one from the new (R2).
-// Depending on the task, 5s, 10s or 30s might be reasonable timeout values.
-//
-// The timeout will start once the new (R2) runner is interrupted, either
-// manually or via context
-//
-// Note that R2 can't stop R1 in any way. Even if R2 returns a "timeout" error,
-// R1 might still be running and consuming resources.
-// This method is intended to provide a way to ensure that the main thread
-// won't be blocked forever.
-func InterruptedTimeoutRunner(r *Runner, d time.Duration) *Runner {
-	timeoutCh := make(chan time.Time)
-	return New(r.ID, func() error {
-		ch := make(chan *Result)
-		r.RunAsync(ch)
-
-		select {
-		case result := <-ch:
-			return result.RunnerError // forward the runner error
-		case t := <-timeoutCh:
-			// timeout reached. We can't stop the task, but we'll return
-			// an error instead to prevent blocking the thread.
-			return fmt.Errorf("Timeout reached at %s after waiting for %s after being interrupted", t.String(), d.String())
-		}
-	}, func() {
-		go func() {
-			select {
-			case <-r.Finished():
-				// Task finished -> runner should be delivering the result
-			case t := <-time.After(d):
-				// timeout reached -> send it through the channel so our runner
-				// can abort
-				timeoutCh <- t
-			}
-		}()
-		r.Interrupt()
-	})
-}
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/runner/helper_test.go b/ocis-pkg/runner/helper_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a64ea9c25bc..00000000000
--- a/ocis-pkg/runner/helper_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-package runner_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"time"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/runner"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Helper", func() {
-	Describe("InterruptedTimeoutRunner", func() {
-		It("Context done, no timeout", func(ctx SpecContext) {
-			r1 := runner.New("task", func() error {
-				time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-				return nil
-			}, func() {
-			})
-
-			r2 := runner.InterruptedTimeoutRunner(r1, 2*time.Second)
-
-			// context will be done in 1 second (task will finishes before)
-			myCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Second)
-			defer cancel()
-
-			// spawn a new goroutine and return the result in the channel
-			ch2 := make(chan *runner.Result)
-			go func(ch2 chan *runner.Result) {
-				ch2 <- r2.Run(myCtx)
-				close(ch2)
-			}(ch2)
-
-			expectedResult := &runner.Result{
-				RunnerID:    "task",
-				RunnerError: nil,
-			}
-
-			Eventually(ctx, ch2).Should(Receive(Equal(expectedResult)))
-		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
-
-		It("Context done, timeout reached", func(ctx SpecContext) {
-			r1 := runner.New("task", func() error {
-				time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-				return nil
-			}, func() {
-			})
-
-			r2 := runner.InterruptedTimeoutRunner(r1, 2*time.Second)
-
-			// context will be done in 1 second (task will finishes before)
-			myCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Second)
-			defer cancel()
-
-			// spawn a new goroutine and return the result in the channel
-			ch2 := make(chan *runner.Result)
-			go func(ch2 chan *runner.Result) {
-				ch2 <- r2.Run(myCtx)
-				close(ch2)
-			}(ch2)
-
-			var expectedResult *runner.Result
-			Eventually(ctx, ch2).Should(Receive(&expectedResult))
-			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerID).To(Equal("task"))
-			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerError.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("Timeout reached"))
-		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
-
-		It("Interrupted, timeout reached", func(ctx SpecContext) {
-			r1 := runner.New("task", func() error {
-				time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-				return nil
-			}, func() {
-			})
-
-			r2 := runner.InterruptedTimeoutRunner(r1, 2*time.Second)
-
-			ch2 := make(chan *runner.Result)
-			r2.RunAsync(ch2)
-			r2.Interrupt()
-
-			var expectedResult *runner.Result
-			Eventually(ctx, ch2).Should(Receive(&expectedResult))
-			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerID).To(Equal("task"))
-			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerError.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("Timeout reached"))
-		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
-	})
-})
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/runner/runner.go b/ocis-pkg/runner/runner.go
index e80ad194db9..d720a45b8e0 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/runner/runner.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/runner/runner.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package runner
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Runner represents the one executing a long running task, such as a server
@@ -10,13 +12,18 @@ import (
 // The ID of the runner is public to make identification easier, and the
 // Result that it will generated will contain the same ID, so we can
 // know which runner provided which result.
+//
+// Runners are intended to be used only once. Reusing them isn't possible.
+// You'd need to create a new runner if you want to rerun the same task.
 type Runner struct {
-	ID          string
-	fn          Runable
-	interrupt   Stopper
-	running     atomic.Bool
-	interrupted atomic.Bool
-	finished    chan struct{}
+	ID            string
+	interruptDur  time.Duration
+	fn            Runable
+	interrupt     Stopper
+	running       atomic.Bool
+	interrupted   atomic.Bool
+	interruptedCh chan time.Duration
+	finished      chan struct{}
 }
 
 // New will create a new runner.
@@ -24,15 +31,24 @@ type Runner struct {
 // otherwise undefined behavior might occur), and will run the provided
 // runable task, using the "interrupt" function to stop that task if needed.
 //
+// The interrupt duration will be used to ensure the runner doesn't block
+// forever. The interrupt duration will be used to start a timeout when the
+// runner gets interrupted (either the context of the `Run` method is done
+// or this runner's `Interrupt` method is called). If the timeout is reached,
+// a timeout result will be returned instead of whatever result the task should
+// be returning.
+//
 // Note that it's your responsibility to provide a proper stopper for the task.
 // The runner will just call that method assuming it will be enough to
 // eventually stop the task at some point.
-func New(id string, fn Runable, interrupt Stopper) *Runner {
+func New(id string, interruptDur time.Duration, fn Runable, interrupt Stopper) *Runner {
 	return &Runner{
-		ID:        id,
-		fn:        fn,
-		interrupt: interrupt,
-		finished:  make(chan struct{}),
+		ID:            id,
+		interruptDur:  interruptDur,
+		fn:            fn,
+		interrupt:     interrupt,
+		interruptedCh: make(chan time.Duration),
+		finished:      make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +64,11 @@ func New(id string, fn Runable, interrupt Stopper) *Runner {
 // make the task to eventually complete.
 //
 // Once the task finishes, the result will be returned.
+// When the context is done, or if the runner is interrupted, a timeout will
+// start using the provided "interrupt duration". If this timeout is reached,
+// a timeout result will be returned instead of the one from the task. This is
+// intended to prevent blocking the main thread indefinitely. A suitable
+// duration should be used depending on the task, usually 5, 10 or 30 secs
 //
 // Some nice things you can do:
 // - Use signal.NotifyContext(...) to call the stopper and provide a clean
@@ -97,9 +118,24 @@ func (r *Runner) RunAsync(ch chan<- *Result) {
 // in order for it to finish.
 // The stopper will be called immediately, although it's expected the
 // consequences to take a while (task might need a while to stop)
+// A timeout will start using the provided "interrupt duration". Once that
+// timeout is reached, the task must provide a result with a timeout error.
+// Note that, even after returning the timeout result, the task could still
+// be being executed and consuming resource.
 // This method will be called only once. Further calls won't do anything
 func (r *Runner) Interrupt() {
 	if r.interrupted.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
+		go func() {
+			select {
+			case <-r.Finished():
+				// Task finished -> runner should be delivering the result
+			case <-time.After(r.interruptDur):
+				// timeout reached -> send it through the channel so our runner
+				// can abort
+				r.interruptedCh <- r.interruptDur
+				close(r.interruptedCh)
+			}
+		}()
 		r.interrupt()
 	}
 }
@@ -115,17 +151,41 @@ func (r *Runner) Finished() <-chan struct{} {
 
 // doTask will perform this runner's task and write the result in the provided
 // channel. The channel will be closed if requested.
+// A result will be provided when either the task finishes naturally or we
+// reach the timeout after being interrupted
 func (r *Runner) doTask(ch chan<- *Result, closeChan bool) {
-	err := r.fn()
+	tmpCh := make(chan *Result)
+
+	// spawn the task and return the result in a temporary channel
+	go func(tmpCh chan *Result) {
+		err := r.fn()
+
+		close(r.finished)
 
-	close(r.finished)
+		result := &Result{
+			RunnerID:    r.ID,
+			RunnerError: err,
+		}
+		tmpCh <- result
 
-	result := &Result{
-		RunnerID:    r.ID,
-		RunnerError: err,
+		close(tmpCh)
+	}(tmpCh)
+
+	// wait for the result in the temporary channel or until we get the
+	// interrupted signal
+	var result *Result
+	select {
+	case d := <-r.interruptedCh:
+		result = &Result{
+			RunnerID:    r.ID,
+			RunnerError: fmt.Errorf("runner %s timed out after waiting for %s", r.ID, d.String()),
+		}
+	case result = <-tmpCh:
+		// Just assign the received value, nothing else to do
 	}
-	ch <- result
 
+	// send the result
+	ch <- result
 	if closeChan {
 		close(ch)
 	}
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_suite_test.go b/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_suite_test.go
index 0d45944ed7a..800c47fc80d 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_suite_test.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_suite_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-func TestGraph(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunner(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "Runner Suite")
 }
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_test.go b/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_test.go
index bf44fdf798b..8ee2a4f899c 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			// channel, so the task can finish
 			// Worst case, the task will finish after 15 secs
 			ch := make(chan error)
-			r := runner.New("run001", TimedTask(ch, 15*time.Second), func() {
+			r := runner.New("run001", 30*time.Second, TimedTask(ch, 15*time.Second), func() {
 				ch <- nil
 				close(ch)
 			})
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			// channel, so the task can finish
 			// Worst case, the task will finish after 15 secs
 			ch := make(chan error)
-			r := runner.New("run001", TimedTask(ch, 15*time.Second), func() {
+			r := runner.New("run001", 30*time.Second, TimedTask(ch, 15*time.Second), func() {
 				ch <- nil
 				close(ch)
 			})
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 
 		It("Task finishes naturally", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			e := errors.New("overslept!")
-			r := runner.New("run002", func() error {
+			r := runner.New("run002", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 				time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 				return e
 			}, func() {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
 
 		It("Task doesn't finish", func(ctx SpecContext) {
-			r := runner.New("run003", func() error {
+			r := runner.New("run003", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 				time.Sleep(20 * time.Second)
 				return nil
 			}, func() {
@@ -156,9 +156,37 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			Consistently(ctx, ch2).WithTimeout(4500 * time.Millisecond).ShouldNot(Receive())
 		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
 
+		It("Task doesn't finish and times out", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			r := runner.New("run003", 3*time.Second, func() error {
+				time.Sleep(20 * time.Second)
+				return nil
+			}, func() {
+			})
+
+			// context will be done in 1 second
+			myCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			ch2 := make(chan *runner.Result)
+			go func(ch2 chan *runner.Result) {
+				ch2 <- r.Run(myCtx)
+				close(ch2)
+			}(ch2)
+
+			var expectedResult *runner.Result
+			// Task will finish naturally in 60 secs
+			// Task's context will finish in 1 sec, but task won't receive
+			// the notification and it will keep going
+			// Task will time out in 3 seconds after being interrupted (when
+			// context is done), so test should finish in 4 seconds
+			Eventually(ctx, ch2).Should(Receive(&expectedResult))
+			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerID).To(Equal("run003"))
+			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerError.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("timed out"))
+		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
+
 		It("Run mutiple times panics", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			e := errors.New("overslept!")
-			r := runner.New("run002", func() error {
+			r := runner.New("run002", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 				time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 				return e
 			}, func() {
@@ -180,7 +208,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			ch := make(chan *runner.Result)
 			e := errors.New("Task has finished")
 
-			r := runner.New("run004", func() error {
+			r := runner.New("run004", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 				time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 				return e
 			}, func() {
@@ -199,7 +227,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			ch := make(chan *runner.Result)
 			e := errors.New("Task has finished")
 
-			r := runner.New("run004", func() error {
+			r := runner.New("run004", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 				time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 				return e
 			}, func() {
@@ -217,7 +245,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			e := errors.New("Task interrupted")
 
 			taskCh := make(chan error)
-			r := runner.New("run005", TimedTask(taskCh, 20*time.Second), func() {
+			r := runner.New("run005", 30*time.Second, TimedTask(taskCh, 20*time.Second), func() {
 				taskCh <- e
 				close(taskCh)
 			})
@@ -233,12 +261,33 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 			Eventually(ctx, ch).Should(Receive(Equal(expectedResult)))
 		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
 
+		It("Interrupt async times out", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			ch := make(chan *runner.Result)
+			e := errors.New("Task interrupted")
+
+			r := runner.New("run005", 3*time.Second, func() error {
+				time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+				return e
+			}, func() {
+			})
+
+			r.RunAsync(ch)
+			r.Interrupt()
+
+			var expectedResult *runner.Result
+
+			// Task will timeout after 3 second of receiving the interruption
+			Eventually(ctx, ch).Should(Receive(&expectedResult))
+			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerID).To(Equal("run005"))
+			Expect(expectedResult.RunnerError.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("timed out"))
+		}, SpecTimeout(5*time.Second))
+
 		It("Interrupt async multiple times", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			ch := make(chan *runner.Result)
 			e := errors.New("Task interrupted")
 
 			taskCh := make(chan error)
-			r := runner.New("run005", TimedTask(taskCh, 20*time.Second), func() {
+			r := runner.New("run005", 30*time.Second, TimedTask(taskCh, 20*time.Second), func() {
 				taskCh <- e
 				close(taskCh)
 			})
@@ -260,7 +309,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", func() {
 	Describe("Finished", func() {
 		It("Finish channel closes", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 
-			r := runner.New("run006", func() error {
+			r := runner.New("run006", 30*time.Second, func() error {
 				time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 				return nil
 			}, func() {