diff --git a/src/Util/PcntlTimeout.php b/src/Util/PcntlTimeout.php
index c066ee9..4fd1ca6 100644
--- a/src/Util/PcntlTimeout.php
+++ b/src/Util/PcntlTimeout.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public function __construct(int $timeout)
      *
      * @return T
      *
+     * @throws \Throwable
      * @throws DeadlineException    Running the code hit the deadline
      * @throws LockAcquireException Installing the timeout failed
      */
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public function timeBoxed(callable $code)
             ));
         });
         if (!$signal) {
-            throw new LockAcquireException('Could not install signal');
+            throw new LockAcquireException('Could not install signal handler');
         }
 
         $oldAlarm = pcntl_alarm($this->timeout);
@@ -79,8 +80,11 @@ public function timeBoxed(callable $code)
             return $code();
         } finally {
             pcntl_alarm(0);
-            pcntl_signal_dispatch();
-            pcntl_signal(\SIGALRM, $existingHandler);
+            try {
+                pcntl_signal_dispatch();
+            } finally {
+                pcntl_signal(\SIGALRM, $existingHandler);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Util/LoopTest.php b/tests/Util/LoopTest.php
index afeff11..df08c90 100644
--- a/tests/Util/LoopTest.php
+++ b/tests/Util/LoopTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public function testInvalidAcquireTimeout(float $acquireTimeout): void
 
         $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('The lock acquire timeout must be greater than or equal to 0.0 (' . LockUtil::getInstance()->formatTimeout($acquireTimeout) . ' was given)');
-
         $loop->execute(static function () {
             self::fail();
         }, $acquireTimeout);
@@ -78,10 +77,10 @@ public function testExecutionWithinAcquireTimeout(): void
 
     public function testExecutionWithinAcquireTimeoutWithoutCallingEnd(): void
     {
+        $loop = new Loop();
+
         $this->expectException(LockAcquireTimeoutException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Lock acquire timeout of 0.5 seconds has been exceeded');
-
-        $loop = new Loop();
         $loop->execute(static function () {
             usleep(10 * 1000);
         }, 0.5);
@@ -102,10 +101,10 @@ public function testExceedAcquireTimeoutIsAcceptableIfEndWasCalled(): void
 
     public function testExceedAcquireTimeoutWithoutCallingEnd(): void
     {
+        $loop = new Loop();
+
         $this->expectException(LockAcquireTimeoutException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Lock acquire timeout of 0.5 seconds has been exceeded');
-
-        $loop = new Loop();
         $loop->execute(static function () {
             usleep(501 * 1000);
         }, 0.5);
@@ -113,9 +112,9 @@ public function testExceedAcquireTimeoutWithoutCallingEnd(): void
 
     public function testExceptionStopsIteration(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(\DomainException::class);
-
         $loop = new Loop();
+
+        $this->expectException(\DomainException::class);
         $loop->execute(static function () {
             throw new \DomainException();
         }, 1);
diff --git a/tests/Util/PcntlTimeoutTest.php b/tests/Util/PcntlTimeoutTest.php
index 775c037..da6d690 100644
--- a/tests/Util/PcntlTimeoutTest.php
+++ b/tests/Util/PcntlTimeoutTest.php
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ class PcntlTimeoutTest extends TestCase
      */
     public function testShouldTimeout(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(DeadlineException::class);
-
         $timeout = new PcntlTimeout(1);
 
+        $this->expectException(DeadlineException::class);
         $timeout->timeBoxed(static function () {
             sleep(2);
         });
@@ -49,12 +48,11 @@ public function testShouldNotTimeout(): void
      */
     public function testShouldFailOnExistingAlarm(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(LockAcquireException::class);
-
         try {
             pcntl_alarm(1);
             $timeout = new PcntlTimeout(1);
 
+            $this->expectException(LockAcquireException::class);
             $timeout->timeBoxed(static function () {
                 sleep(1);
             });