diff --git a/src/blackd/__init__.py b/src/blackd/__init__.py
index d51b9ce..86309da 100644
--- a/src/blackd/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blackd/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 from concurrent.futures import Executor, ProcessPoolExecutor
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from functools import partial
+from functools import cache, partial
 from multiprocessing import freeze_support
 
 try:
@@ -85,12 +85,16 @@ def main(bind_host: str, bind_port: int) -> None:
     web.run_app(app, host=bind_host, port=bind_port, handle_signals=True, print=None)
 
 
+@cache
+def executor() -> Executor:
+    return ProcessPoolExecutor()
+
+
 def make_app() -> web.Application:
     app = web.Application(
         middlewares=[cors(allow_headers=(*BLACK_HEADERS, "Content-Type"))]
     )
-    executor = ProcessPoolExecutor()
-    app.add_routes([web.post("/", partial(handle, executor=executor))])
+    app.add_routes([web.post("/", partial(handle, executor=executor()))])
     return app