diff --git a/internal/plugin/install.go b/internal/plugin/install.go
index 3e61aae..b304976 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/install.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/install.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type PluginInstall struct {
 	manifest       *PluginManifest
 	runningVersion *string
 	processManager *ProcessManager
-	rpcListener    *net.Listener
+	rpcListener    net.Listener
 }
 
 func (p *PluginInstall) GetManifest() (*PluginManifest, error) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (p *PluginInstall) ReconcileSubprocess() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to listen on socket: %v", err)
 	}
-	p.rpcListener = &listener
+	p.rpcListener = listener
 
 	p.processManager = NewProcessManager(func() *exec.Cmd {
 		cmd := exec.Command(manifest.BinaryPath)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (p *PluginInstall) Shutdown() {
 	}
 
 	if p.rpcListener != nil {
-		(*p.rpcListener).Close()
+		p.rpcListener.Close()
 		p.rpcListener = nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/plugin/process_manager.go b/internal/plugin/process_manager.go
index 36e4a26..31bd53a 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/process_manager.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/process_manager.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 // TODO: this can probably be defaulted to this, but overwritten on a per-plugin basis
 const GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_DELAY = 30 * time.Second
+const MAX_RESTART_BACKOFF = 30 * time.Second
 
 type ProcessManager struct {
 	cmdGen    func() *exec.Cmd
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func NewProcessManager(commandGenerator func() *exec.Cmd) *ProcessManager {
 	return &ProcessManager{
 		cmdGen:    commandGenerator,
 		enabled:   true,
-		backoff:   time.Second,
+		backoff:   250 * time.Millisecond,
 		shutdown:  make(chan struct{}),
 		restartCh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ func (pm *ProcessManager) scheduleRestart() {
 		log.Printf("Restarting process in %v...", pm.backoff)
 		time.Sleep(pm.backoff)
 		pm.backoff *= 2 // Exponential backoff
+		if pm.backoff > MAX_RESTART_BACKOFF {
+			pm.backoff = MAX_RESTART_BACKOFF
+		}
 		pm.restartCh <- struct{}{}
 	}
 }