diff --git a/lib/oban/cron.ex b/lib/oban/cron.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00fa0863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/oban/cron.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+defmodule Oban.Cron do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  alias Oban.Cron.Expression
+
+  @spec schedule_interval(pid(), term(), binary(), Calendar.time_zone()) :: :ok
+  def schedule_interval(pid, message, schedule, timezone \\ "Etc/UTC") do
+    expression = Expression.parse!(schedule)
+
+    :timer.apply_after(interval_to_next_minute(), fn ->
+      now = DateTime.now!(timezone)
+
+      if Expression.now?(expression, now) do
+        send(pid, message)
+      end
+
+      schedule_interval(pid, message, schedule, timezone)
+    end)
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  @spec interval_to_next_minute(Time.t()) :: pos_integer()
+  def interval_to_next_minute(time \\ Time.utc_now()) do
+    time
+    |> Time.add(60)
+    |> Map.put(:second, 0)
+    |> Time.diff(time)
+    |> Integer.mod(86_400)
+    |> :timer.seconds()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/oban/plugins/cron.ex b/lib/oban/plugins/cron.ex
index 9f465800..9bf7a159 100644
--- a/lib/oban/plugins/cron.ex
+++ b/lib/oban/plugins/cron.ex
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Cron do
   use GenServer
 
   alias Oban.Cron.Expression
-  alias Oban.{Job, Peer, Plugin, Repo, Validation, Worker}
+  alias Oban.{Cron, Job, Peer, Plugin, Repo, Validation, Worker}
   alias __MODULE__, as: State
 
   @opaque expression :: Expression.t()
@@ -151,15 +151,7 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Cron do
   defdelegate parse(input), to: Expression
 
   @doc false
-  @spec interval_to_next_minute(Time.t()) :: pos_integer()
-  def interval_to_next_minute(time \\ Time.utc_now()) do
-    time
-    |> Time.add(60)
-    |> Map.put(:second, 0)
-    |> Time.diff(time)
-    |> Integer.mod(86_400)
-    |> :timer.seconds()
-  end
+  defdelegate interval_to_next_minute(), to: Cron
 
   @impl GenServer
   def init(state) do
diff --git a/lib/oban/plugins/reindexer.ex b/lib/oban/plugins/reindexer.ex
index 82aab084..2749e405 100644
--- a/lib/oban/plugins/reindexer.ex
+++ b/lib/oban/plugins/reindexer.ex
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Reindexer do
 
   use GenServer
 
-  alias Oban.Cron.Expression
-  alias Oban.Plugins.Cron
-  alias Oban.{Peer, Plugin, Repo, Validation}
+  alias Oban.{Cron, Peer, Plugin, Repo, Validation}
   alias __MODULE__, as: State
 
   @type option ::
@@ -60,9 +58,8 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Reindexer do
 
   defstruct [
     :conf,
-    :schedule,
-    :timer,
     indexes: ~w(oban_jobs_args_index oban_jobs_meta_index),
+    schedule: "@midnight",
     timeout: :timer.seconds(15),
     timezone: "Etc/UTC"
   ]
@@ -76,11 +73,6 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Reindexer do
   def start_link(opts) do
     {name, opts} = Keyword.pop(opts, :name)
 
-    opts =
-      opts
-      |> Keyword.put_new(:schedule, "@midnight")
-      |> Keyword.update!(:schedule, &Expression.parse!/1)
-
     GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, struct!(State, opts), name: name)
   end
 
@@ -102,14 +94,9 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Reindexer do
 
     :telemetry.execute([:oban, :plugin, :init], %{}, %{conf: state.conf, plugin: __MODULE__})
 
-    {:ok, schedule_reindex(state)}
-  end
+    Cron.schedule_interval(self(), :reindex, state.schedule, state.timezone)
 
-  @impl GenServer
-  def terminate(_reason, %State{timer: timer}) do
-    if is_reference(timer), do: Process.cancel_timer(timer)
-
-    :ok
+    {:ok, state}
   end
 
   @impl GenServer
@@ -126,23 +113,13 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.Reindexer do
       end
     end)
 
-    {:noreply, schedule_reindex(state)}
-  end
-
-  # Scheduling
-
-  defp schedule_reindex(state) do
-    timer = Process.send_after(self(), :reindex, Cron.interval_to_next_minute())
-
-    %{state | timer: timer}
+    {:noreply, state}
   end
 
   # Reindexing
 
   defp check_leadership_and_reindex(state) do
-    {:ok, datetime} = DateTime.now(state.timezone)
-
-    if Peer.leader?(state.conf) and Expression.now?(state.schedule, datetime) do
+    if Peer.leader?(state.conf) do
       queries = [deindex_query(state) | Enum.map(state.indexes, &reindex_query(state, &1))]
 
       Enum.reduce_while(queries, :ok, fn query, _ ->
diff --git a/test/oban/cron_test.exs b/test/oban/cron_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d943144c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/oban/cron_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+defmodule Oban.CronTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  use ExUnitProperties
+
+  alias Oban.Cron
+
+  describe "interval_to_next_minute/1" do
+    property "calculated time is always within a short future range" do
+      check all hour <- integer(0..23),
+                minute <- integer(0..59),
+                second <- integer(0..59),
+                max_runs: 1_000 do
+        {:ok, time} = Time.new(hour, minute, second)
+
+        assert Cron.interval_to_next_minute(time) in 1_000..60_000
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/oban/plugins/cron_test.exs b/test/oban/plugins/cron_test.exs
index 52f79433..93c0e02b 100644
--- a/test/oban/plugins/cron_test.exs
+++ b/test/oban/plugins/cron_test.exs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 defmodule Oban.Plugins.CronTest do
   use Oban.Case, async: true
 
-  use ExUnitProperties
-
   alias Oban.Cron.Expression
   alias Oban.Plugins.Cron
   alias Oban.{Job, Registry, TelemetryHandler}
@@ -66,19 +64,6 @@ defmodule Oban.Plugins.CronTest do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "interval_to_next_minute/1" do
-    property "calculated time is always within a short future range" do
-      check all hour <- integer(0..23),
-                minute <- integer(0..59),
-                second <- integer(0..59),
-                max_runs: 1_000 do
-        {:ok, time} = Time.new(hour, minute, second)
-
-        assert Cron.interval_to_next_minute(time) in 1_000..60_000
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   test "cron jobs are enqueued on startup and telemetry events are emitted" do
     TelemetryHandler.attach_events()