diff --git a/runtime/v1/shim/reaper.go b/runtime/v1/shim/reaper.go
index 45a88db12..4e002f5dc 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/shim/reaper.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/shim/reaper.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sys"
-	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
+	"github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -38,30 +38,26 @@ const bufferSize = 2048
 func Reap() error {
 	now := time.Now()
 	exits, err := sys.Reap(false)
-	Default.Lock()
-	for c := range Default.subscribers {
-		for _, e := range exits {
-			c <- runc.Exit{
-				Timestamp: now,
-				Pid:       e.Pid,
-				Status:    e.Status,
-			}
-		}
+	for _, e := range exits {
+		Default.Notify(runc.Exit{
+			Timestamp: now,
+			Pid:       e.Pid,
+			Status:    e.Status,
+		})
 	}
-	Default.Unlock()
 	return err
 }
 
 // Default is the default monitor initialized for the package
 var Default = &Monitor{
-	subscribers: make(map[chan runc.Exit]struct{}),
+	subscribers: make(map[chan runc.Exit]bool),
 }
 
 // Monitor monitors the underlying system for process status changes
 type Monitor struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
-	subscribers map[chan runc.Exit]struct{}
+	subscribers map[chan runc.Exit]bool
 }
 
 // Start starts the command a registers the process with the reaper
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) Wait(c *exec.Cmd, ec chan runc.Exit) (int, error) {
 func (m *Monitor) Subscribe() chan runc.Exit {
 	c := make(chan runc.Exit, bufferSize)
 	m.Lock()
-	m.subscribers[c] = struct{}{}
+	m.subscribers[c] = false
 	m.Unlock()
 	return c
 }
@@ -107,3 +103,29 @@ func (m *Monitor) Unsubscribe(c chan runc.Exit) {
 	close(c)
 	m.Unlock()
 }
+
+// Notify to subscribers exit changes
+func (m *Monitor) Notify(e runc.Exit) {
+retry:
+	m.Lock()
+	for c, v := range m.subscribers {
+		// subscriber has receive this exit
+		if v == true {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case c <- e:
+			m.subscribers[c] = true
+		case <-time.After(time.Millisecond):
+			m.Unlock()
+			goto retry
+		}
+	}
+
+	// reset subscriber's state
+	for c := range m.subscribers {
+		m.subscribers[c] = false
+	}
+	m.Unlock()
+}