diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4e3cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Development
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+ - Go : v1.20+
+   - gofumpt - `go install mvdan.cc/gofumpt@latest`
+   - goimports - `go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest`
+ - Docker
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/deepdb/compactor.go b/pkg/deepdb/compactor.go
index e3777b4..9ee57a6 100644
--- a/pkg/deepdb/compactor.go
+++ b/pkg/deepdb/compactor.go
@@ -85,11 +85,19 @@ func (rw *readerWriter) compactionLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(compactionCycle)
-	select {
-	case <-ticker.C:
-		rw.doCompaction(ctx)
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			rw.doCompaction(ctx)
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/deepdb/retention.go b/pkg/deepdb/retention.go
index 8a3bc46..cab4405 100644
--- a/pkg/deepdb/retention.go
+++ b/pkg/deepdb/retention.go
@@ -32,11 +32,19 @@ import (
 // retentionLoop watches a timer to clean up blocks that are past retention.
 func (rw *readerWriter) retentionLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(rw.cfg.BlocklistPoll)
-	select {
-	case <-ticker.C:
-		rw.doRetention(ctx)
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			rw.doRetention(ctx)
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
 	}
 }