diff --git a/query/gremlin/environ.go b/query/gremlin/environ.go
index 6402bab..fb1d296 100644
--- a/query/gremlin/environ.go
+++ b/query/gremlin/environ.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type worker struct {
-	ts      graph.TripleStore
-	env     *otto.Otto
-	envLock sync.Mutex
+	ts  graph.TripleStore
+	env *otto.Otto
+	sync.Mutex
 
 	results chan interface{}
 	shape   map[string]interface{}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type worker struct {
 	count int
 	limit int
 
-	kill chan struct{}
+	kill <-chan struct{}
 }
 
 func newWorker(ts graph.TripleStore) *worker {
diff --git a/query/gremlin/finals.go b/query/gremlin/finals.go
index c4813c5..8b91c45 100644
--- a/query/gremlin/finals.go
+++ b/query/gremlin/finals.go
@@ -251,11 +251,8 @@ func (wk *worker) send(r *Result) bool {
 	if wk.limit >= 0 && wk.limit == wk.count {
 		return false
 	}
-	wk.envLock.Lock()
-	kill := wk.kill
-	wk.envLock.Unlock()
 	select {
-	case <-kill:
+	case <-wk.kill:
 		return false
 	default:
 	}
diff --git a/query/gremlin/session.go b/query/gremlin/session.go
index 852dcce..380d8d3 100644
--- a/query/gremlin/session.go
+++ b/query/gremlin/session.go
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ type Session struct {
 	ts graph.TripleStore
 
 	wk      *worker
-	timeout time.Duration
 	script  *otto.Script
 	persist *otto.Otto
 
+	timeout time.Duration
+	kill    chan struct{}
+
 	debug      bool
 	dataOutput []interface{}
 
@@ -84,10 +86,12 @@ func (s *Session) InputParses(input string) (query.ParseResult, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *Session) runUnsafe(input interface{}) (otto.Value, error) {
+	wk := s.wk
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			if r == ErrKillTimeout {
 				s.err = ErrKillTimeout
+				wk.env = s.persist
 				return
 			}
 			panic(r)
@@ -95,43 +99,34 @@ func (s *Session) runUnsafe(input interface{}) (otto.Value, error) {
 	}()
 
 	// Use buffered chan to prevent blocking.
-	s.wk.env.Interrupt = make(chan func(), 1)
+	wk.env.Interrupt = make(chan func(), 1)
+	s.kill = make(chan struct{})
+	wk.kill = s.kill
 
-	ready := make(chan struct{})
 	done := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(done)
 	if s.timeout >= 0 {
 		go func() {
 			time.Sleep(s.timeout)
-			<-ready
 			select {
 			case <-done:
-				return
 			default:
-				close(s.wk.kill)
-				s.wk.envLock.Lock()
-				defer s.wk.envLock.Unlock()
-				s.wk.kill = nil
-				if s.wk.env != nil {
-					s.wk.env.Interrupt <- func() {
+				close(s.kill)
+				wk.Lock()
+				if wk.env != nil {
+					wk.env.Interrupt <- func() {
 						panic(ErrKillTimeout)
 					}
-					s.wk.env = s.persist
 				}
-				return
+				wk.Unlock()
 			}
 		}()
 	}
 
-	s.wk.envLock.Lock()
-	env := s.wk.env
-	if s.wk.kill == nil {
-		s.wk.kill = make(chan struct{})
-	}
-	s.wk.envLock.Unlock()
-	close(ready)
-	out, err := env.Run(input)
-	close(done)
-	return out, err
+	wk.Lock()
+	env := wk.env
+	wk.Unlock()
+	return env.Run(input)
 }
 
 func (s *Session) ExecInput(input string, out chan interface{}, _ int) {
@@ -152,9 +147,9 @@ func (s *Session) ExecInput(input string, out chan interface{}, _ int) {
 	}
 	s.wk.results = nil
 	s.script = nil
-	s.wk.envLock.Lock()
+	s.wk.Lock()
 	s.wk.env = s.persist
-	s.wk.envLock.Unlock()
+	s.wk.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (s *Session) ToText(result interface{}) string {
@@ -242,11 +237,8 @@ func (s *Session) GetJson() ([]interface{}, error) {
 	if s.err != nil {
 		return nil, s.err
 	}
-	s.wk.envLock.Lock()
-	kill := s.wk.kill
-	s.wk.envLock.Unlock()
 	select {
-	case <-kill:
+	case <-s.kill:
 		return nil, ErrKillTimeout
 	default:
 		return s.dataOutput, nil