diff --git a/conformance/client_single_locker_test.go b/conformance/client_single_locker_test.go
index 0daf013..c822f30 100644
--- a/conformance/client_single_locker_test.go
+++ b/conformance/client_single_locker_test.go
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3/pkg/breaker"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3/pkg/single"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer"
-
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/locker"
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer"
 )
 
 func Test_Client_Single_Locker_Lifecycle(t *testing.T) {
@@ -176,19 +173,14 @@ func Test_Client_Single_Locker_Lifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_Client_Single_Locker_Acquire_Budget(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 
-	var bre budget.Interface
+	var bre breakr.Interface
 	{
-		c := breaker.Config{
-			Failure: breaker.Failure{
+		bre = breakr.New(breakr.Config{
+			Failure: breakr.Failure{
 				Budget: 3,
 				Cooler: 1 * time.Second,
 			},
-		}
-
-		bre, err = breaker.New(c)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+		})
 	}
 
 	var cli redigo.Interface
@@ -196,7 +188,7 @@ func Test_Client_Single_Locker_Acquire_Budget(t *testing.T) {
 		c := redigo.Config{
 			Kind: redigo.KindSingle,
 			Locker: redigo.ConfigLocker{
-				Budget: bre,
+				Breakr: bre,
 				Expiry: 1 * time.Second,
 			},
 		}
@@ -228,7 +220,7 @@ func Test_Client_Single_Locker_Acquire_Budget(t *testing.T) {
 	<-don
 
 	// The first Acquire call should still hold the lock on the first try, but
-	// the locker is configured with a budget implementation that retries until
+	// the locker is configured with a breakr implementation that retries until
 	// the lock expires and then can be acquired a second time here.
 	err = cli.Locker().Acquire()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -244,7 +236,7 @@ func Test_Client_Single_Locker_Acquire_Error(t *testing.T) {
 		c := redigo.Config{
 			Kind: redigo.KindSingle,
 			Locker: redigo.ConfigLocker{
-				Budget: single.New(),
+				Breakr: breakr.Fake(),
 				Expiry: 1 * time.Second,
 			},
 		}
diff --git a/factory.go b/factory.go
index 6b2f85e..4f4bfce 100644
--- a/factory.go
+++ b/factory.go
@@ -3,28 +3,21 @@ package redigo
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3/pkg/breaker"
-
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/fake"
 )
 
 func Default() Interface {
 	var err error
 
-	var bre budget.Interface
+	var bre breakr.Interface
 	{
-		c := breaker.Config{
-			Failure: breaker.Failure{
+		bre = breakr.New(breakr.Config{
+			Failure: breakr.Failure{
 				Budget: 30,
 				Cooler: 1 * time.Second,
 			},
-		}
-
-		bre, err = breaker.New(c)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+		})
 	}
 
 	var red Interface
@@ -32,7 +25,7 @@ func Default() Interface {
 		c := Config{
 			Kind: KindSingle,
 			Locker: ConfigLocker{
-				Budget: bre,
+				Breakr: bre,
 			},
 		}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 49912bb..290ac8b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-redsync/redsync/v4 v4.9.0
 	github.com/gomodule/redigo v1.8.9
 	github.com/rafaeljusto/redigomock v2.4.0+incompatible
-	github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3 v3.3.0
-	github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer v0.10.1
+	github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr v0.1.0
+	github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer v0.11.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a12d4a0..737c053 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210407192527-94a9f03dee38/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 h1:OxrOeh75EUXMY8TBjag2fzXGZ40LB6IKw45YeGUDY2I=
@@ -109,10 +110,10 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1 h1:w7B6lhMri9wdJUVmEZPGGhZzrYTPvgJArz7wNPgYKs
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stvp/tempredis v0.0.0-20181119212430-b82af8480203 h1:QVqDTf3h2WHt08YuiTGPZLls0Wq99X9bWd0Q5ZSBesM=
 github.com/stvp/tempredis v0.0.0-20181119212430-b82af8480203/go.mod h1:oqN97ltKNihBbwlX8dLpwxCl3+HnXKV/R0e+sRLd9C8=
-github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3 v3.3.0 h1:/mg11kyDuYHI4LOT8hctLsVnK6ZeGN+/Rw5wzZ/Zhlk=
-github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3 v3.3.0/go.mod h1:epHdjvXVpg5PE63RcBirhgY8D/vVa5dbXkDjQ/ycT40=
-github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer v0.10.1 h1:wuzVeQtqYsy51Nkb7P/XavZ8rQYptxxmlM1ivFJ8dXE=
-github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer v0.10.1/go.mod h1:8nRbNXXhSSDmPfyoRRYgwQt/RpzAUH+zNsagP9InH8M=
+github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr v0.1.0 h1:ZdQPaocCc2ac4ipEdc3eaq1M0zeg54s1kC7QZQn3TLI=
+github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dhU5gRl07UxonMdO6KzoGKLN545cWXPd3viKzw2bPPY=
+github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer v0.11.1 h1:66G8yNkUkyuTRQ586cQMKrBxrD4mQej8mpR9PYoIiGg=
+github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer v0.11.1/go.mod h1:vrAkiLN6hl3VdUeLo71mvqCgUw2TE0YyvzrORa/vHXs=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
diff --git a/pkg/locker/acquire.go b/pkg/locker/acquire.go
index 43eff9e..2bba93e 100644
--- a/pkg/locker/acquire.go
+++ b/pkg/locker/acquire.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 func (l *Locker) Acquire() error {
 	act := func() error {
-		err := l.mutex.Lock()
+		err := l.mut.Lock()
 		if err != nil {
 			return tracer.Mask(err)
 		}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func (l *Locker) Acquire() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := l.bud.Execute(act)
+	err := l.brk.Execute(act)
 	if err != nil {
 		return tracer.Mask(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/locker/locker.go b/pkg/locker/locker.go
index d16350f..aa98c45 100644
--- a/pkg/locker/locker.go
+++ b/pkg/locker/locker.go
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redsync/redsync/v4"
 	"github.com/go-redsync/redsync/v4/redis/redigo"
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3/pkg/breaker"
-
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/prefix"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Budget budget.Interface
+	Breakr breakr.Interface
 	Expiry time.Duration
 	Name   string
 	Pool   *redis.Pool
@@ -22,44 +20,47 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type Locker struct {
-	bud   budget.Interface
-	mutex *redsync.Mutex
+	brk breakr.Interface
+	mut *redsync.Mutex
 }
 
-func New(config Config) (*Locker, error) {
-	if config.Budget == nil {
-		config.Budget = breaker.Default()
+func New(c Config) *Locker {
+	if c.Breakr == nil {
+		c.Breakr = breakr.Default()
 	}
-	if config.Expiry == 0 {
-		config.Expiry = 30 * time.Second
+	if c.Expiry == 0 {
+		c.Expiry = 30 * time.Second
 	}
-	if config.Name == "" {
-		config.Name = "def"
+	if c.Name == "" {
+		c.Name = "def"
 	}
 
 	var r *redsync.Redsync
 	{
 		p := redigo.NewPool(
 			&redis.Pool{
-				MaxIdle:      config.Pool.MaxIdle,
-				IdleTimeout:  config.Pool.IdleTimeout,
-				Dial:         config.Pool.Dial,
-				TestOnBorrow: config.Pool.TestOnBorrow,
+				MaxIdle:      c.Pool.MaxIdle,
+				IdleTimeout:  c.Pool.IdleTimeout,
+				Dial:         c.Pool.Dial,
+				TestOnBorrow: c.Pool.TestOnBorrow,
 			},
 		)
 
 		r = redsync.New(p)
 	}
 
-	l := &Locker{
-		bud: config.Budget,
-		mutex: r.NewMutex(
-			prefix.WithKeys(config.Prefix, fmt.Sprintf("red:%s", config.Name)),
-			redsync.WithExpiry(config.Expiry),
-			redsync.WithRetryDelayFunc(func(tries int) time.Duration { return 100 * time.Millisecond }),
-			redsync.WithTries(1),
-		),
+	var l *Locker
+	{
+		l = &Locker{
+			brk: c.Breakr,
+			mut: r.NewMutex(
+				prefix.WithKeys(c.Prefix, fmt.Sprintf("red:%s", c.Name)),
+				redsync.WithExpiry(c.Expiry),
+				redsync.WithRetryDelayFunc(func(tries int) time.Duration { return 100 * time.Millisecond }),
+				redsync.WithTries(1),
+			),
+		}
 	}
 
-	return l, nil
+	return l
 }
diff --git a/pkg/locker/refresh.go b/pkg/locker/refresh.go
index a77e9de..68b4a24 100644
--- a/pkg/locker/refresh.go
+++ b/pkg/locker/refresh.go
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 package locker
 
 import (
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3"
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer"
 )
 
 func (l *Locker) Refresh() error {
 	act := func() error {
-		sta, err := l.mutex.Extend()
+		sta, err := l.mut.Extend()
 		if err != nil {
 			return tracer.Mask(err)
 		}
 
 		if !sta {
-			return tracer.Mask(budget.Cancel)
+			return tracer.Mask(breakr.Cancel)
 		}
 
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := l.bud.Execute(act)
-	if budget.IsCancel(err) {
+	err := l.brk.Execute(act)
+	if breakr.IsCancel(err) {
 		return tracer.Mask(statusError)
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return tracer.Mask(err)
diff --git a/pkg/locker/release.go b/pkg/locker/release.go
index dca793b..7818ca0 100644
--- a/pkg/locker/release.go
+++ b/pkg/locker/release.go
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 package locker
 
 import (
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3"
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer"
 )
 
 func (l *Locker) Release() error {
 	act := func() error {
-		sta, err := l.mutex.Unlock()
+		sta, err := l.mut.Unlock()
 		if err != nil {
 			return tracer.Mask(err)
 		}
 
 		if !sta {
-			return tracer.Mask(budget.Cancel)
+			return tracer.Mask(breakr.Cancel)
 		}
 
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := l.bud.Execute(act)
-	if budget.IsCancel(err) {
+	err := l.brk.Execute(act)
+	if breakr.IsCancel(err) {
 		return tracer.Mask(statusError)
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return tracer.Mask(err)
diff --git a/redigo.go b/redigo.go
index d6e0717..0a9237c 100644
--- a/redigo.go
+++ b/redigo.go
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/budget/v3"
-	"github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer"
-
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/breakr"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/locker"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/pool"
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/simple"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/sorted"
 	"github.com/xh3b4sd/redigo/pkg/walker"
+	"github.com/xh3b4sd/tracer"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type ConfigLocker struct {
-	Budget budget.Interface
+	Breakr breakr.Interface
 	Expiry time.Duration
 	Name   string
 }
@@ -84,18 +83,13 @@ func New(con Config) (*Redigo, error) {
 
 	var loc locker.Interface
 	{
-		c := locker.Config{
-			Budget: con.Locker.Budget,
+		loc = locker.New(locker.Config{
+			Breakr: con.Locker.Breakr,
 			Expiry: con.Locker.Expiry,
 			Name:   con.Locker.Name,
 			Pool:   con.Pool,
 			Prefix: con.Prefix,
-		}
-
-		loc, err = locker.New(c)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, tracer.Mask(err)
-		}
+		})
 	}
 
 	var pub pubsub.Interface