diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8b88e03c2b..e527278460 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pytest-watch==4.2.0
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 python-rapidjson==1.8
 redis==4.3.4
-sentry-arroyo==2.15.0
+sentry-arroyo==2.14.25
 sentry-kafka-schemas==0.1.37
 sentry-redis-tools==0.1.7
 sentry-relay==0.8.27
diff --git a/snuba/cli/consumer.py b/snuba/cli/consumer.py
index bb3ee28c43..1cc8e96f58 100644
--- a/snuba/cli/consumer.py
+++ b/snuba/cli/consumer.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     "--output-block-size",
     type=int,
 )
-@click.option("--join-timeout", type=int, help="Join timeout in seconds.", default=20)
+@click.option("--join-timeout", type=int, help="Join timeout in seconds.", default=5)
 @click.option(
     "--enforce-schema",
     type=bool,
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ def consumer(
     group_instance_id: Optional[str],
     skip_write: bool,
 ) -> None:
+
     setup_logging(log_level)
     setup_sentry()
 
diff --git a/snuba/consumers/consumer.py b/snuba/consumers/consumer.py
index 34b806b9b6..9ecf400e2d 100644
--- a/snuba/consumers/consumer.py
+++ b/snuba/consumers/consumer.py
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
     RunTaskInThreads,
     RunTaskWithMultiprocessing,
 )
-from arroyo.processing.strategies.run_task_with_multiprocessing import (
-    MultiprocessingPool,
-)
 from arroyo.types import (
     BaseValue,
     BrokerValue,
@@ -392,6 +389,7 @@ def build_batch_writer(
     commit_log_config: Optional[CommitLogConfig] = None,
     slice_id: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> Callable[[], ProcessedMessageBatchWriter]:
+
     assert not (replacements_producer is None) ^ (replacements_topic is None)
     supports_replacements = replacements_producer is not None
 
@@ -802,11 +800,6 @@ def __init__(
             replacements,
             slice_id,
         )
-        self.__pool = (
-            MultiprocessingPool(self.__processes, initialize_parallel_transform)
-            if self.__processes is not None
-            else None
-        )
 
     def create_with_partitions(
         self,
@@ -840,17 +833,18 @@ def flush_batch(
             Union[FilteredPayload, MultistorageKafkaPayload]
         ]
 
-        if self.__pool is None:
+        if self.__processes is None:
             inner_strategy = RunTask(transform_function, collect)
         else:
             inner_strategy = RunTaskWithMultiprocessing(
                 transform_function,
                 collect,
+                self.__processes,
                 max_batch_size=self.__max_batch_size,
                 max_batch_time=self.__max_batch_time,
-                pool=self.__pool,
                 input_block_size=self.__input_block_size,
                 output_block_size=self.__output_block_size,
+                initializer=self.__initialize_parallel_transform,
             )
 
         return RunTask(
@@ -860,7 +854,3 @@ def flush_batch(
                 inner_strategy,
             ),
         )
-
-    def shutdown(self) -> None:
-        if self.__pool:
-            self.__pool.close()
diff --git a/snuba/consumers/strategy_factory.py b/snuba/consumers/strategy_factory.py
index 083f10baa4..2a381c6160 100644
--- a/snuba/consumers/strategy_factory.py
+++ b/snuba/consumers/strategy_factory.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 )
 from arroyo.processing.strategies.commit import CommitOffsets
 from arroyo.processing.strategies.healthcheck import Healthcheck
-from arroyo.processing.strategies.run_task_with_multiprocessing import (
-    MultiprocessingPool,
-)
 from arroyo.types import BaseValue, Commit, FilteredPayload, Message, Partition
 
 from snuba.consumers.consumer import BytesInsertBatch, ProcessedMessageBatchWriter
@@ -101,11 +98,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.__output_block_size = output_block_size
         self.__initialize_parallel_transform = initialize_parallel_transform
         self.__health_check_file = health_check_file
-        self.__pool = (
-            MultiprocessingPool(self.__processes, self.__initialize_parallel_transform)
-            if self.__processes
-            else None
-        )
 
     def __should_accept(self, message: Message[KafkaPayload]) -> bool:
         assert self.__prefilter is not None
@@ -153,17 +145,18 @@ def flush_batch(
         transform_function = self.__process_message
 
         strategy: ProcessingStrategy[Union[FilteredPayload, KafkaPayload]]
-        if self.__pool is None:
+        if self.__processes is None:
             strategy = RunTask(transform_function, collect)
         else:
             strategy = RunTaskWithMultiprocessing(
                 transform_function,
                 collect,
+                self.__processes,
                 max_batch_size=self.__max_batch_size,
                 max_batch_time=self.__max_batch_time,
-                pool=self.__pool,
                 input_block_size=self.__input_block_size,
                 output_block_size=self.__output_block_size,
+                initializer=self.__initialize_parallel_transform,
             )
 
         if self.__prefilter is not None:
@@ -180,7 +173,3 @@ def flush_batch(
             strategy = Healthcheck(self.__health_check_file, strategy)
 
         return strategy
-
-    def shutdown(self) -> None:
-        if self.__pool:
-            self.__pool.close()