diff --git a/src/Adaptive.Agrona/Concurrent/SpinWaitIdleStrategy.cs b/src/Adaptive.Agrona/Concurrent/SpinWaitIdleStrategy.cs
index 4c4863bd..36daab1e 100644
--- a/src/Adaptive.Agrona/Concurrent/SpinWaitIdleStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/Adaptive.Agrona/Concurrent/SpinWaitIdleStrategy.cs
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ public void Idle(int workCount)
         {
             if (workCount > 0)
             {
-                return;
+                Reset();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _spinWait.SpinOnce();
             }
-
-            _spinWait.SpinOnce();
         }
 
         public void Idle()