diff --git a/core/server/adapters/scheduling/SchedulingDefault.js b/core/server/adapters/scheduling/SchedulingDefault.js
index 6bed9acf39..0df83c4b9e 100644
--- a/core/server/adapters/scheduling/SchedulingDefault.js
+++ b/core/server/adapters/scheduling/SchedulingDefault.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var util = require('util'),
     moment = require('moment'),
     request = require('superagent'),
+    debug = require('ghost-ignition').debug('scheduling-default'),
     SchedulingBase = require(__dirname + '/SchedulingBase'),
     errors = require(__dirname + '/../../errors'),
     logging = require(__dirname + '/../../logging');
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ function SchedulingDefault(options) {
 
     this.allJobs = {};
     this.deletedJobs = {};
+    this.isRunning = false;
 }
 
 util.inherits(SchedulingDefault, SchedulingBase);
@@ -54,6 +56,12 @@ SchedulingDefault.prototype.run = function () {
     var self = this,
         timeout = null;
 
+    if (this.isRunning) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    this.isRunning = true;
+
     timeout = setTimeout(function () {
         var times = Object.keys(self.allJobs),
             nextJobs = {};
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ SchedulingDefault.prototype._addJob = function (object) {
 
     // CASE: should have been already pinged or should be pinged soon
     if (moment(timestamp).diff(moment(), 'minutes') < this.offsetInMinutes) {
+        debug('Imergency job', object.url, moment(object.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'));
+
         instantJob[timestamp] = [object];
         this._execute(instantJob);
         return;
@@ -99,6 +109,7 @@ SchedulingDefault.prototype._addJob = function (object) {
         this.allJobs[timestamp] = [];
     }
 
+    debug('Added job', object.url, moment(object.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'));
     this.allJobs[timestamp].push(object);
 
     keys = Object.keys(this.allJobs);
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ SchedulingDefault.prototype._deleteJob = function (object) {
         this.deletedJobs[deleteKey] = [];
     }
 
+    debug('Deleted job', object.url, moment(object.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'));
     this.deletedJobs[deleteKey].push(object);
 };
 
@@ -178,10 +190,13 @@ SchedulingDefault.prototype._execute = function (jobs) {
  * - if we detect to publish a post in the past (case blog is down), we add a force flag
  */
 SchedulingDefault.prototype._pingUrl = function (object) {
+    debug('Ping url', object.url, moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'), moment(object.time).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'));
+
     var url = object.url,
         time = object.time,
         httpMethod = object.extra ? object.extra.httpMethod : 'PUT',
         tries = object.tries || 0,
+        requestTimeout = object.extra ? object.extra.timeoutInMS : 1000 * 5,
         maxTries = 30,
         req = request[httpMethod.toLowerCase()](url),
         self = this, timeout;
@@ -196,6 +211,10 @@ SchedulingDefault.prototype._pingUrl = function (object) {
         }
     }
 
+    req.timeout({
+        response: requestTimeout
+    });
+
     req.end(function (err, response) {
         if (err) {
             // CASE: post/page was deleted already
diff --git a/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js b/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js
index 873f7ee9c3..73b5eb3a91 100644
--- a/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js
+++ b/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 var _ = require('lodash'),
     Promise = require('bluebird'),
     SchedulingBase = require(__dirname + '/SchedulingBase'),
-    errors = require(__dirname + '/../../errors');
+    errors = require(__dirname + '/../../errors'),
+    cache = {};
 
 exports.createAdapter = function (options) {
     options = options || {};
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ exports.createAdapter = function (options) {
         return Promise.reject(new errors.IncorrectUsageError({message: 'Please provide an active adapter.'}));
     }
 
+    if (cache.hasOwnProperty(activeAdapter)) {
+        return cache[activeAdapter];
+    }
+
     /**
      * CASE: active adapter is a npm module
      */
@@ -68,5 +73,7 @@ exports.createAdapter = function (options) {
         return Promise.reject(new errors.IncorrectUsageError({message: 'Your adapter does not provide the minimum required functions.'}));
     }
 
+    cache[activeAdapter] = adapter;
+
     return Promise.resolve(adapter);
 };