diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index 37fccb4..594d5ea 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type executor struct {
 	// sends out jobs once completed
 	jobsOutCompleted chan uuid.UUID
 	// used to request jobs from the scheduler
-	jobOutRequest chan jobOutRequest
+	jobOutRequest chan *jobOutRequest
 
 	// sends out job needs to update the next runs
 	jobUpdateNextRuns chan uuid.UUID
diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 1a73915..4c4e1bd 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ type job struct {
 	id            uuid.UUID
 	name          string
 	tags          []string
-	jobOutRequest chan jobOutRequest
+	jobOutRequest chan *jobOutRequest
 	runJobRequest chan runJobRequest
 }
 
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index b395e63..3676627 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type scheduler struct {
 	// used to send all the jobs out when a request is made by the client
 	allJobsOutRequest chan allJobsOutRequest
 	// used to send a jobs out when a request is made by the client
-	jobOutRequestCh chan jobOutRequest
+	jobOutRequestCh chan *jobOutRequest
 	// used to run a job on-demand when requested by the client
 	runJobRequestCh chan runJobRequest
 	// new jobs are received here
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func NewScheduler(options ...SchedulerOption) (Scheduler, error) {
 		jobsOutForRescheduling: make(chan uuid.UUID),
 		jobUpdateNextRuns:      make(chan uuid.UUID),
 		jobsOutCompleted:       make(chan uuid.UUID),
-		jobOutRequest:          make(chan jobOutRequest, 1000),
+		jobOutRequest:          make(chan *jobOutRequest, 100),
 		done:                   make(chan error, 1),
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func NewScheduler(options ...SchedulerOption) (Scheduler, error) {
 		startedCh:          make(chan struct{}),
 		stopCh:             make(chan struct{}),
 		stopErrCh:          make(chan error, 1),
-		jobOutRequestCh:    make(chan jobOutRequest),
+		jobOutRequestCh:    make(chan *jobOutRequest),
 		runJobRequestCh:    make(chan runJobRequest),
 		allJobsOutRequest:  make(chan allJobsOutRequest),
 	}
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectExecJobsOutCompleted(id uuid.UUID) {
 	s.jobs[id] = j
 }
 
-func (s *scheduler) selectJobOutRequest(out jobOutRequest) {
+func (s *scheduler) selectJobOutRequest(out *jobOutRequest) {
 	if j, ok := s.jobs[out.id]; ok {
 		select {
 		case out.outChan <- j:
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 2dd1c26..282463a 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ func callJobFuncWithParams(jobFunc any, params ...any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func requestJob(id uuid.UUID, ch chan jobOutRequest) *internalJob {
+func requestJob(id uuid.UUID, ch chan *jobOutRequest) *internalJob {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	return requestJobCtx(ctx, id, ch)
 }
 
-func requestJobCtx(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, ch chan jobOutRequest) *internalJob {
+func requestJobCtx(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, ch chan *jobOutRequest) *internalJob {
 	resp := make(chan internalJob, 1)
 	select {
-	case ch <- jobOutRequest{
+	case ch <- &jobOutRequest{
 		id:      id,
 		outChan: resp,
 	}: