diff --git a/selekt-java/src/main/kotlin/com/bloomberg/selekt/pools/SingleObjectPool.kt b/selekt-java/src/main/kotlin/com/bloomberg/selekt/pools/SingleObjectPool.kt
index eed41aaeaa..efbcc0a9a0 100644
--- a/selekt-java/src/main/kotlin/com/bloomberg/selekt/pools/SingleObjectPool.kt
+++ b/selekt-java/src/main/kotlin/com/bloomberg/selekt/pools/SingleObjectPool.kt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class SingleObjectPool<K : Any, T : IPooledObject<K>>(
         if (evictionIntervalMillis < 0L || isClosed) {
             return
         }
-        future = executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(
+        future = executor.scheduleWithFixedDelay(
             ::evict,
             evictionDelayMillis,
             evictionIntervalMillis,