diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 0e07da949..e14da307e 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ destroy:
 		free(url_suffix);
 }
 
-void call_timer(void *ptr) {
+enum thread_looper_action call_timer() {
 	struct iterator_helper hlp;
 	ZERO(hlp);
 
@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ void call_timer(void *ptr) {
 
 	/* add thread scope (local) sockets to the global list, in order to release them later */
 	append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr();
+
+	return TLA_CONTINUE;
 }
 #undef DS
 
@@ -524,7 +526,8 @@ int call_init() {
 	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_CALL_ITERATORS; i++)
 		mutex_init(&rtpe_call_iterators[i].lock);
 
-	poller_add_timer(rtpe_poller, call_timer, NULL);
+	thread_create_looper(call_timer, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
+			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "kill calls timer", 1000000);
 
 	if (mqtt_publish_scope() != MPS_NONE)
 		mqtt_timer_start(&global_mqtt_timer, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 1b3f1c39c..b7981ad05 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ int call_stream_address46(char *o, struct packet_stream *ps, enum stream_address
 		int *len, const struct local_intf *ifa, bool keep_unspec);
 
 void add_total_calls_duration_in_interval(struct timeval *interval_tv);
-void call_timer(void *ptr);
+enum thread_looper_action call_timer(void);
 
 void __rtp_stats_update(GHashTable *dst, struct codec_store *);
 int __init_stream(struct packet_stream *ps);
diff --git a/t/test-stats.c b/t/test-stats.c
index a0dfb3ebe..585080d4c 100644
--- a/t/test-stats.c
+++ b/t/test-stats.c
@@ -3230,7 +3230,7 @@ int main(void) {
 
 	// test cmd_ps_min/max/avg
 
-	call_timer(NULL);
+	call_timer();
 	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, 150000000, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	ice_slow_timer();
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	rtpe_now.tv_sec += 2;
 	RTPE_STATS_ADD(ng_commands[NGC_OFFER], 20);
 
-	call_timer(NULL);
+	call_timer();
 	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, 2000000, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	ice_slow_timer();
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	rtpe_now.tv_sec += 5;
 	RTPE_STATS_ADD(ng_commands[NGC_OFFER], 200);
 
-	call_timer(NULL);
+	call_timer();
 	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, 5000000, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	ice_slow_timer();