diff --git a/cmd/ftl-runner-go/main.go b/cmd/ftl-runner/main.go
similarity index 95%
rename from cmd/ftl-runner-go/main.go
rename to cmd/ftl-runner/main.go
index 03c4adca..e182e9a8 100644
--- a/cmd/ftl-runner-go/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ftl-runner/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	_ "github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/common/automaxprocs" // Set GOMAXPROCS to match Linux container CPU quota.
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/common/log"
-	runner "github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/runner-go"
+	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/runner"
 )
 
 var version = "dev"
diff --git a/controlplane/controlplane.go b/controlplane/controlplane.go
index 5ad36431..bffe844d 100644
--- a/controlplane/controlplane.go
+++ b/controlplane/controlplane.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (s *Service) reapStaleRunners(ctx context.Context) {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 
-		case <-time.After(s.heartbeatTimeout):
+		case <-time.After(s.heartbeatTimeout / 4):
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runner-go/runner.go b/runner/runner.go
similarity index 98%
rename from runner-go/runner.go
rename to runner/runner.go
index d98cf63f..10e94217 100644
--- a/runner-go/runner.go
+++ b/runner/runner.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// Package runnergo contains a server that implements the RunnerService and
+// Package runner contains a server that implements the RunnerService and
 // proxies VerbService requests to user code.
-package runnergo
+package runner
 
 import (
 	context "context"
diff --git a/scripts/ftl-runner-go b/scripts/ftl-runner
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/ftl-runner-go
rename to scripts/ftl-runner