diff --git a/d2cli/main.go b/d2cli/main.go
index 774a873ace..dedba22b09 100644
--- a/d2cli/main.go
+++ b/d2cli/main.go
@@ -291,17 +291,16 @@ func compile(ctx context.Context, ms *xmain.State, plugin d2plugin.Plugin, sketc
 		opts.FontFamily = go2.Pointer(d2fonts.HandDrawn)
 	}
 
-	kill := background.DoEveryX(func() {
+	cancel := background.Repeat(func() {
 		ms.Log.Info.Printf("compiling & running layout algorithms...")
 	}, time.Second*5)
-
-	defer kill()
+	defer cancel()
 
 	diagram, g, err := d2lib.Compile(ctx, string(input), opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
-	kill()
+	cancel()
 
 	pluginInfo, err := plugin.Info(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/background/background.go b/lib/background/background.go
index 62ca734392..ad16a16fd1 100644
--- a/lib/background/background.go
+++ b/lib/background/background.go
@@ -2,27 +2,27 @@ package background
 
 import "time"
 
-func DoEveryX(do func(), x time.Duration) (kill func()) {
-	stopped := false
-	t := time.NewTicker(x)
-	stop := make(chan struct{})
+func Repeat(do func(), interval time.Duration) (cancel func()) {
+	t := time.NewTicker(interval)
+	done := make(chan struct{})
 
 	go func() {
+		defer t.Stop()
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-t.C:
 				do()
-			case <-stop:
+			case <-done:
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 
+	stopped := false
 	return func() {
 		if !stopped {
 			stopped = true
-			t.Stop()
-			close(stop)
+			close(done)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/png/png.go b/lib/png/png.go
index 58fa9d4b1c..8f89c0b206 100644
--- a/lib/png/png.go
+++ b/lib/png/png.go
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ var genPNGScript string
 const pngPrefix = "data:image/png;base64,"
 
 func ConvertSVG(ms *xmain.State, page playwright.Page, svg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	kill := background.DoEveryX(func() {
+	cancel := background.Repeat(func() {
 		ms.Log.Info.Printf("converting to PNG...")
 	}, time.Second*5)
-
-	defer kill()
+	defer cancel()
 
 	encodedSVG := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(svg)
 	pngInterface, err := page.Evaluate(genPNGScript, "data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8;base64,"+encodedSVG)