diff --git a/blockstore_impl.cpp b/blockstore_impl.cpp
index 7b7a43e5..3ce4893b 100644
--- a/blockstore_impl.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_impl.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ blockstore_impl_t::blockstore_impl_t(blockstore_config_t & config, ring_loop_t *
     assert(sizeof(blockstore_op_private_t) <= BS_OP_PRIVATE_DATA_SIZE);
     this->ringloop = ringloop;
     ring_consumer.loop = [this]() { loop(); };
-    ringloop->register_consumer(ring_consumer);
+    ringloop->register_consumer(&ring_consumer);
     initialized = 0;
     zero_object = (uint8_t*)memalign(MEM_ALIGNMENT, block_size);
     data_fd = meta_fd = journal.fd = -1;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ blockstore_impl_t::~blockstore_impl_t()
     delete data_alloc;
     delete flusher;
     free(zero_object);
-    ringloop->unregister_consumer(ring_consumer);
+    ringloop->unregister_consumer(&ring_consumer);
     if (data_fd >= 0)
         close(data_fd);
     if (meta_fd >= 0 && meta_fd != data_fd)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void blockstore_impl_t::loop()
         {
             live = true;
         }
-        queue_stall = !live && !ringloop->get_loop_again();
+        queue_stall = !live && !ringloop->has_work();
         live = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/fio_engine.cpp b/fio_engine.cpp
index 80870245..572977a1 100644
--- a/fio_engine.cpp
+++ b/fio_engine.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void bs_cleanup(struct thread_data *td)
                 bsd->ringloop->loop();
                 if (bsd->bs->is_safe_to_stop())
                     goto safe;
-            } while (bsd->ringloop->get_loop_again());
+            } while (bsd->ringloop->has_work());
             bsd->ringloop->wait();
         }
     safe:
diff --git a/osd.cpp b/osd.cpp
index fc3a7587..9d0ce646 100644
--- a/osd.cpp
+++ b/osd.cpp
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ osd_t::osd_t(blockstore_config_t & config, blockstore_t *bs, ring_loop_t *ringlo
     }
 
     consumer.loop = [this]() { loop(); };
-    ringloop->register_consumer(consumer);
+    ringloop->register_consumer(&consumer);
 }
 
 osd_t::~osd_t()
 {
     delete tick_tfd;
-    ringloop->unregister_consumer(consumer);
+    ringloop->unregister_consumer(&consumer);
     close(epoll_fd);
     close(listen_fd);
 }
diff --git a/ringloop.cpp b/ringloop.cpp
index 7c1598be..fcafdc4b 100644
--- a/ringloop.cpp
+++ b/ringloop.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ ring_loop_t::~ring_loop_t()
     io_uring_queue_exit(&ring);
 }
 
-int ring_loop_t::register_consumer(ring_consumer_t & consumer)
+void ring_loop_t::register_consumer(ring_consumer_t *consumer)
 {
-    consumer.number = consumers.size();
+    unregister_consumer(consumer);
     consumers.push_back(consumer);
-    return consumer.number;
 }
 
 void ring_loop_t::wakeup()
@@ -39,12 +38,15 @@ void ring_loop_t::wakeup()
     loop_again = true;
 }
 
-void ring_loop_t::unregister_consumer(ring_consumer_t & consumer)
+void ring_loop_t::unregister_consumer(ring_consumer_t *consumer)
 {
-    if (consumer.number >= 0 && consumer.number < consumers.size())
+    for (int i = 0; i < consumers.size(); i++)
     {
-        consumers[consumer.number].loop = NULL;
-        consumer.number = -1;
+        if (consumers[i] == consumer)
+        {
+            consumers.erase(consumers.begin()+i, consumers.begin()+i+1);
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ void ring_loop_t::loop()
         loop_again = false;
         for (int i = 0; i < consumers.size(); i++)
         {
-            consumers[i].loop();
+            consumers[i]->loop();
         }
     } while (loop_again);
 }
diff --git a/ringloop.h b/ringloop.h
index 4014cfb4..86e75274 100644
--- a/ringloop.h
+++ b/ringloop.h
@@ -113,13 +113,12 @@ struct ring_data_t
 
 struct ring_consumer_t
 {
-    int number;
     std::function<void(void)> loop;
 };
 
 class ring_loop_t
 {
-    std::vector<ring_consumer_t> consumers;
+    std::vector<ring_consumer_t*> consumers;
     struct ring_data_t *ring_datas;
     int *free_ring_data;
     unsigned free_ring_data_ptr;
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ class ring_loop_t
 public:
     ring_loop_t(int qd);
     ~ring_loop_t();
-    int register_consumer(ring_consumer_t & consumer);
-    void unregister_consumer(ring_consumer_t & consumer);
+    void register_consumer(ring_consumer_t *consumer);
+    void unregister_consumer(ring_consumer_t *consumer);
 
     inline struct io_uring_sqe* get_sqe()
     {
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ public:
     {
         return free_ring_data_ptr;
     }
-    inline bool get_loop_again()
+    inline bool has_work()
     {
         return loop_again;
     }
diff --git a/test_blockstore.cpp b/test_blockstore.cpp
index 1f3bce4a..4bee1552 100644
--- a/test_blockstore.cpp
+++ b/test_blockstore.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int main(int narg, char *args[])
         }
     };
 
-    ringloop->register_consumer(main_cons);
+    ringloop->register_consumer(&main_cons);
     while (1)
     {
         ringloop->loop();
diff --git a/timerfd_interval.cpp b/timerfd_interval.cpp
index a7903b5f..f84a4023 100644
--- a/timerfd_interval.cpp
+++ b/timerfd_interval.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ timerfd_interval::timerfd_interval(ring_loop_t *ringloop, int seconds, std::func
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("timerfd_settime: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
     consumer.loop = [this]() { loop(); };
-    ringloop->register_consumer(consumer);
+    ringloop->register_consumer(&consumer);
     this->ringloop = ringloop;
     this->callback = cb;
 }
 
 timerfd_interval::~timerfd_interval()
 {
-    ringloop->unregister_consumer(consumer);
+    ringloop->unregister_consumer(&consumer);
     close(timerfd);
 }