diff --git a/typegate/src/config.ts b/typegate/src/config.ts
index 31c31a6802..4df62a1698 100644
--- a/typegate/src/config.ts
+++ b/typegate/src/config.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const schema = {
   }),
   timer_max_timeout_ms: z.coerce.number().positive().max(60000),
   timer_destroy_ressources: z.boolean(),
+  timer_policy_eval_retries: z.number().nonnegative().max(5),
   tg_admin_password: z.string(),
   tmp_dir: z.string(),
   jwt_max_duration_sec: z.coerce.number().positive(),
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ const config = await configOrExit([
     tg_port: "7890",
     timer_max_timeout_ms: 3000,
     timer_destroy_ressources: true,
+    timer_policy_eval_retries: 1,
   },
   mapKeys(Deno.env.toObject(), (k: string) => k.toLowerCase()),
   parse(Deno.args) as Record<string, unknown>,
diff --git a/typegate/src/engine/planner/policies.ts b/typegate/src/engine/planner/policies.ts
index 91c3af0ec9..ae186e8b43 100644
--- a/typegate/src/engine/planner/policies.ts
+++ b/typegate/src/engine/planner/policies.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { getLogger } from "../../log.ts";
 import { Type } from "../../typegraph/type_node.ts";
 import { ArgPolicies } from "./args.ts";
 import { BadContext } from "../../errors.ts";
+import config from "../../config.ts";
 
 export interface FunctionSubtreeData {
   typeIdx: TypeIdx;
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ export class OperationPolicies {
           "Policies must run on a Deno Runtime",
         );
         if (!this.resolvers.has(polIdx)) {
-          this.resolvers.set(polIdx, runtime.delegate(mat, false));
+          this.resolvers.set(
+            polIdx,
+            runtime.delegate(mat, false, config.timer_policy_eval_retries),
+          );
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/typegate/src/runtimes/deno/deno.ts b/typegate/src/runtimes/deno/deno.ts
index 3c750392ff..e886744faf 100644
--- a/typegate/src/runtimes/deno/deno.ts
+++ b/typegate/src/runtimes/deno/deno.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,11 @@ export class DenoRuntime extends Runtime {
     })];
   }
 
-  delegate(mat: TypeMaterializer, verbose: boolean): Resolver {
+  delegate(
+    mat: TypeMaterializer,
+    verbose: boolean,
+    pulseCount?: number,
+  ): Resolver {
     if (mat.name === "predefined_function") {
       const func = predefinedFuncs[mat.data.name as string];
       if (!func) {
@@ -218,23 +222,28 @@ export class DenoRuntime extends Runtime {
       ) => {
         const token = await InternalAuth.emit();
 
-        return this.w.execute(op, {
-          type: "import_func",
-          args,
-          internals: {
-            parent,
-            context,
-            secrets,
-            effect: mat.effect.effect ?? null,
-            meta: {
-              url: `${url.protocol}//${url.host}/${this.typegraphName}`,
-              token,
+        return this.w.execute(
+          op,
+          {
+            type: "import_func",
+            args,
+            internals: {
+              parent,
+              context,
+              secrets,
+              effect: mat.effect.effect ?? null,
+              meta: {
+                url: `${url.protocol}//${url.host}/${this.typegraphName}`,
+                token,
+              },
+              headers,
             },
-            headers,
+            name: mat.data.name as string,
+            verbose,
           },
-          name: mat.data.name as string,
-          verbose,
-        });
+          [],
+          pulseCount,
+        );
       };
     }
 
@@ -245,22 +254,27 @@ export class DenoRuntime extends Runtime {
       ) => {
         const token = await InternalAuth.emit();
 
-        return this.w.execute(op, {
-          type: "func",
-          args,
-          internals: {
-            parent,
-            context,
-            secrets,
-            effect: mat.effect.effect ?? null,
-            meta: {
-              url: `${url.protocol}//${url.host}/${this.typegraphName}`,
-              token,
+        return this.w.execute(
+          op,
+          {
+            type: "func",
+            args,
+            internals: {
+              parent,
+              context,
+              secrets,
+              effect: mat.effect.effect ?? null,
+              meta: {
+                url: `${url.protocol}//${url.host}/${this.typegraphName}`,
+                token,
+              },
+              headers,
             },
-            headers,
+            verbose,
           },
-          verbose,
-        });
+          [],
+          pulseCount,
+        );
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/async_messenger.ts b/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/async_messenger.ts
index 2c315d279c..5b204071a3 100644
--- a/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/async_messenger.ts
+++ b/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/async_messenger.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ export class AsyncMessenger<Broker, M, A> {
         let shouldStop = false;
         for (const item of currentQueue) {
           if (this.#tasks.has(item.id)) {
+            if (
+              item.remainingPulseCount !== undefined &&
+              item.remainingPulseCount > 0
+            ) {
+              // check again next time if unterminated
+              item.remainingPulseCount -= 1;
+              continue;
+            }
+            // default behavior or 0 pulse left
             const data = JSON.stringify(item, null, 2);
             this.receive({
               id: item.id,
@@ -89,12 +98,13 @@ export class AsyncMessenger<Broker, M, A> {
     op: string | number | null,
     data: M,
     hooks: Array<() => Promise<void>> = [],
+    pulseCount = 0,
   ): Promise<unknown> {
     const id = this.nextId();
     const promise = deferred<unknown>();
     this.#tasks.set(id, { promise, hooks });
 
-    const message = { id, op, data };
+    const message = { id, op, data, remainingPulseCount: pulseCount };
     this.#operationQueues[this.#queueIndex].push(message);
     void this.#send(this.broker, message);
     return promise;
diff --git a/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/lazy_async_messenger.ts b/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/lazy_async_messenger.ts
index 4434faf7ea..444ca638a2 100644
--- a/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/lazy_async_messenger.ts
+++ b/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/lazy_async_messenger.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,18 @@ export class LazyAsyncMessenger<Broker, M, A>
           this.receive.bind(this),
         );
       }
-      const { op } = message;
+      const { op, remainingPulseCount } = message;
       if (op !== null && !this.#loadedOps.has(op)) {
         const initOp = this.#ops.get(op);
         if (!initOp) {
           throw new Error(`unknown op ${op}`);
         }
-        await this.execute(null, initOp);
+        await this.execute(
+          null,
+          initOp,
+          [],
+          remainingPulseCount,
+        );
         this.#loadedOps.add(op);
       }
       await send(this.broker, message);
diff --git a/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/types.ts b/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/types.ts
index b4cd970b15..2e12807021 100644
--- a/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/types.ts
+++ b/typegate/src/runtimes/patterns/messenger/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface Message<T> {
   id: number;
   op: string | number | null;
   data: T;
+  remainingPulseCount?: number;
 }
 
 export type Answer<T> =