diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 17965e0..6d06f34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: OTP ${{matrix.otp_vsn}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        otp_vsn: ['26.2', '25.3', '24.3']
+        otp_vsn: ['27.0.1', '26.2', '25.3', '24.3']
         rebar_vsn: ['3.22.0']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-22.04'
     env:
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: make test
       - run: make ct
       - run: make dialyzer
-        if: ${{ matrix.otp == '26.2' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.otp == '27.0.1' }}
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index c113214..2d3f11a 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         {bbmustache, "1.12.2"},
         {uuid, "2.0.7", {pkg, uuid_erl}},
         {gun, "2.0.1"},
-        {worker_pool, "6.2.0"},
+        {worker_pool, "6.2.1"},
         {fast_tls, "1.1.21"},
         {fast_scram, "0.6.0"}
 ]}.
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 {project_plugins,
  [rebar3_hex, {rebar3_codecov, "0.6.0"}]}.
 
+{overrides, [
+    {override, worker_pool, [{minimum_otp_vsn, "24"}]}
+]}.
+
 {relx, [{release, {escalus, "0.0.1"},
          [escalus]},
         {dev_mode, true},
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
index 385e2db..efb643d 100644
--- a/rebar.lock
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  {<<"p1_utils">>,{pkg,<<"p1_utils">>,<<"1.0.26">>},1},
  {<<"quickrand">>,{pkg,<<"quickrand">>,<<"2.0.7">>},1},
  {<<"uuid">>,{pkg,<<"uuid_erl">>,<<"2.0.7">>},0},
- {<<"worker_pool">>,{pkg,<<"worker_pool">>,<<"6.2.0">>},0}]}.
+ {<<"worker_pool">>,{pkg,<<"worker_pool">>,<<"6.2.1">>},0}]}.
 [
 {pkg_hash,[
  {<<"base16">>, <<"F0549F732E03BE8124ED0D19FD5EE52146CC8BE24C48CBC3F23AB44B157F11A2">>},
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  {<<"p1_utils">>, <<"67B0C4AC9FA3BA3EF563B31AA111B0A004439A37FAC85E027F1C3617E1C7EC6C">>},
  {<<"quickrand">>, <<"D2BD76676A446E6A058D678444B7FDA1387B813710D1AF6D6E29BB92186C8820">>},
  {<<"uuid">>, <<"B2078D2CC814F53AFA52D36C91E08962C7E7373585C623F4C0EA6DFB04B2AF94">>},
- {<<"worker_pool">>, <<"506DE38C528A81ED2C6A80A419B83DDE6DA5E295BD320BDF4D35A69AFEB0247A">>}]},
+ {<<"worker_pool">>, <<"BD98A0BE1D20057AE9967CBE73D263AEA5BE14BBE4C73CAFEB1378572FF14561">>}]},
 {pkg_hash_ext,[
  {<<"base16">>, <<"06EA2D48343282E712160BA89F692B471DB8B36ABE8394F3445FF9032251D772">>},
  {<<"bbmustache">>, <<"688B33A4D5CC2D51F575ADF0B3683FC40A38314A2F150906EDCFC77F5B577B3B">>},
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
  {<<"p1_utils">>, <<"D0379E8C1156B98BD64F8129C1DE022FCCA4F2FDB7486CE73BF0ED2C3376B04C">>},
  {<<"quickrand">>, <<"B8ACBF89A224BC217C3070CA8BEBC6EB236DBE7F9767993B274084EA044D35F0">>},
  {<<"uuid">>, <<"4E4C5CA3461DC47C5E157ED42AA3981A053B7A186792AF972A27B14A9489324E">>},
- {<<"worker_pool">>, <<"E1DED160797FBE656AD683109DBD741B520097DF17BDF7B51E3E4697073A6E62">>}]}
+ {<<"worker_pool">>, <<"64E560DE08CA5E7DB8BD4CDCC7B744B0659696194E3BC9E56239BA4A0F7E24F9">>}]}
 ].
diff --git a/src/escalus_fresh.erl b/src/escalus_fresh.erl
index 1943163..7a89423 100644
--- a/src/escalus_fresh.erl
+++ b/src/escalus_fresh.erl
@@ -121,7 +121,20 @@ start(_Config) ->
     application:ensure_all_started(worker_pool),
     ensure_table_present(nasty_global_table()).
 stop(_) ->
-    nasty_global_table() ! bye.
+    case whereis(nasty_global_table()) of
+        undefined ->
+            ok;
+        Pid ->
+            Mon = erlang:monitor(process, Pid),
+            Pid ! bye,
+            receive
+                {'DOWN', Mon, process, Pid, _Reason} ->
+                    ok
+            after 5000 ->
+                error(stop_fresh_timeout)
+            end
+    end.
+
 -spec clean() -> no_return() | ok.
 clean() ->
     wpool:start_sup_pool(unregister_pool, [{workers, ?UNREGISTER_WORKERS},
@@ -179,12 +192,23 @@ do_delete_users(Conf) ->
 
 
 ensure_table_present(T) ->
+    Parent = self(),
+    StartRef = make_ref(),
     RunDB = fun() -> ets:new(T, [named_table, public]),
+                     Parent ! {started, StartRef},
                      receive bye -> ok end end,
     case ets:info(T) of
         undefined ->
-            P = spawn(RunDB),
-            erlang:register(T, P);
+            {Pid, Mon} = spawn_monitor(RunDB),
+            receive
+                {started, StartRef} ->
+                    erlang:register(T, Pid),
+                    erlang:demonitor(Mon);
+                {'DOWN', Mon, process, Pid, _Reason} ->
+                    ok
+                after 5000 ->
+                    error(failed_to_start_fresh_table)
+            end;
         _nasty_table_is_there_well_run_with_it -> ok
     end.