diff --git a/pkg/errors/errors.go b/pkg/errors/errors.go
index ea883edd..f427f6dc 100644
--- a/pkg/errors/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/errors/errors.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 var (
 	ErrNoConfig                   = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "missing config")
 	ErrGhostPadFailed             = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "failed to add ghost pad to bin")
-	ErrStreamAlreadyExists        = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.AlreadyExists, "stream already exists")
 	ErrBinAlreadyAdded            = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "bin already added to pipeline")
 	ErrWrongHierarchy             = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "pipeline can contain bins or elements, not both")
 	ErrNonStreamingPipeline       = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "UpdateStream called on non-streaming egress")
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ var (
 	ErrSubscriptionFailed         = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "failed to subscribe to track")
 	ErrPipelineFrozen             = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "pipeline frozen")
 	ErrSinkNotFound               = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "sink not found")
+	ErrCPUExhausted               = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Unavailable, "CPU exhausted")
 )
 
 func New(err string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/service/service.go b/pkg/service/service.go
index dd1ae190..96e8bae9 100644
--- a/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/ipc"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/stats"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/version"
@@ -183,11 +184,13 @@ func (s *Service) KillAll() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *Service) killProcess(egressID string) {
+func (s *Service) killProcess(egressID string, maxUsage float64) {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	if h, ok := s.activeHandlers[egressID]; ok {
+		logger.Errorw("killing egress", errors.ErrCPUExhausted, "egressID", egressID, "usage", maxUsage)
+		h.info.Error = errors.ErrCPUExhausted.Error()
 		h.kill()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/service/service_rpc.go b/pkg/service/service_rpc.go
index 3ccb2736..127b403b 100644
--- a/pkg/service/service_rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/service/service_rpc.go
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ func (s *Service) processEnded(p *Process, err error) {
 		p.info.UpdatedAt = now
 		p.info.EndedAt = now
 		p.info.Status = livekit.EgressStatus_EGRESS_FAILED
-		p.info.Error = "internal error"
+		if p.info.Error == "" {
+			p.info.Error = "internal error"
+		}
 		_, _ = s.ioClient.UpdateEgress(p.ctx, p.info)
 		s.Stop(false)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/stats/monitor.go b/pkg/stats/monitor.go
index 53015b27..fa7e3ce3 100644
--- a/pkg/stats/monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/stats/monitor.go
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ type Monitor struct {
 	cpuStats *utils.CPUStats
 	requests atomic.Int32
 
-	mu            sync.Mutex
-	highCPUCount  int
-	killThreshold float64
-	killProcess   func(string)
-	pending       map[string]*processStats
-	procStats     map[int]*processStats
+	mu              sync.Mutex
+	highCPUDuration int
+	killThreshold   float64
+	killProcess     func(string, float64)
+	pending         map[string]*processStats
+	procStats       map[int]*processStats
 }
 
 type processStats struct {
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type processStats struct {
 const (
 	cpuHoldDuration      = time.Second * 30
 	defaultKillThreshold = 0.95
+	minKillDuration      = 10
 )
 
 func NewMonitor(conf *config.ServiceConfig) *Monitor {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) Start(
 	conf *config.ServiceConfig,
 	isIdle func() float64,
 	canAcceptRequest func() float64,
-	killProcess func(string),
+	killProcess func(string, float64),
 ) error {
 	m.killProcess = killProcess
 
@@ -236,16 +237,15 @@ func (m *Monitor) updateEgressStats(idle float64, usage map[int]float64) {
 		)
 
 		if m.requests.Load() > 1 {
-			if m.highCPUCount < 3 {
-				m.highCPUCount++
+			m.highCPUDuration++
+			if m.highCPUDuration < minKillDuration {
 				return
-			} else {
-				m.killProcess(maxEgress)
 			}
+			m.killProcess(maxEgress, maxUsage)
 		}
 	}
 
-	m.highCPUCount = 0
+	m.highCPUDuration = 0
 }
 
 func (m *Monitor) CloseEgressStats(egressID string) (float64, float64) {