diff --git a/src/Player.ts b/src/Player.ts
index f67826e..a635613 100644
--- a/src/Player.ts
+++ b/src/Player.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Player extends EventEmitter<PlayerEvents> {
                 if (!this.queues.has(queue.guild.id)) return;
                 queue.destroy();
                 this.emit("channelEmpty", queue);
-            }, queue.options.leaveOnEmptyCooldown || 0);
+            }, queue.options.leaveOnEmptyCooldown || 0).unref();
             queue._cooldownsTimeout.set(`empty_${oldState.guild.id}`, timeout);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Structures/Queue.ts b/src/Structures/Queue.ts
index 9aad94f..ef3681c 100644
--- a/src/Structures/Queue.ts
+++ b/src/Structures/Queue.ts
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ class Queue<T = unknown> {
             this.connection.playStream(resource).then(() => {
                 this.setVolume(this.options.initialVolume);
             });
-        }, this.#getBufferingTimeout());
+        }, this.#getBufferingTimeout()).unref();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/utils/Util.ts b/src/utils/Util.ts
index 18f8e80..ff9d0e2 100644
--- a/src/utils/Util.ts
+++ b/src/utils/Util.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Util {
      * @returns {Promise<unknown>}
      */
     static wait(time: number) {
-        return new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, time));
+        return new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, time).unref());
     }
 
     static noop() {} // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function