diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe2d1bf..d974771 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ def lock(
 - `timed` - (optiona) `[Boolean]`
   - Limit the invocation time period of the passed block of code by the lock's TTL.
   - pre-configured in `config[:is_timed_by_default]`;
+  - `false` by default;
 - `retry_count` - (optional) `[Integer,NilClass]`
   - How many times we should try to acquire a lock. Nil means "infinite retries".
   - pre-configured in `config[:retry_count]`;
diff --git a/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier.rb b/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier.rb
index d9c7d4f..97de363 100644
--- a/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier.rb
+++ b/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ module RedisQueuedLocks::Acquier
   require_relative 'acquier/queues'
   require_relative 'acquier/keys'
   require_relative 'acquier/extend_lock_ttl'
+  require_relative 'acquier/clear_dead_requests'
 end
diff --git a/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier/clear_dead_requests.rb b/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier/clear_dead_requests.rb
index 90a5a85..6310f6b 100644
--- a/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier/clear_dead_requests.rb
+++ b/lib/redis_queued_locks/acquier/clear_dead_requests.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class << self
     # @api private
     # @since 0.1.0
     def clear_dead_requests(redis_client, scan_size, dead_ttl, logger, instrumenter, instrument)
-      dead_score = Time.now.to_f - dead_ttl
+      dead_score = RedisQueuedLocks::Resource.acquier_dead_score(dead_ttl / 1000.0)
 
-      result = Set.new do |processed_queues|
+      result = Set.new.tap do |processed_queues|
         redis_client.with do |rconn|
           each_lock_queue(rconn, scan_size) do |lock_queue|
             rconn.call('ZREMRANGEBYSCORE', lock_queue, '-inf', dead_score)
diff --git a/lib/redis_queued_locks/client.rb b/lib/redis_queued_locks/client.rb
index aec53d7..f8782dc 100644
--- a/lib/redis_queued_locks/client.rb
+++ b/lib/redis_queued_locks/client.rb
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ def lock!(
     )
   end
 
-  # @param lock_name [String]
-  #   The lock name that should be released.
+  # @param lock_name [String] The lock name that should be released.
   # @option logger [::Logger,#debug]
   # @option instrumenter [#notify]
   # @option instrument [NilClass,Any]
@@ -213,7 +212,9 @@ def lock!(
   #     result: {
   #       rel_time: Integer, # <millisecnds>
   #       rel_key: String, # lock key
-  #       rel_queue: String # lock queue
+  #       rel_queue: String, # lock queue
+  #       queue_res: Symbol, # :released or :nothing_to_release
+  #       lock_res: Symbol # :released or :nothing_to_release
   #     }
   #   }
   #
diff --git a/spec/redis_queued_locks_spec.rb b/spec/redis_queued_locks_spec.rb
index 3aca7f2..48ae7ce 100644
--- a/spec/redis_queued_locks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/redis_queued_locks_spec.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,118 @@
 
   after { redis.call('FLUSHDB') }
 
-  specify 'clear_dead_queus' do
-    RedisQueuedLocks::Client.new(redis)
+  specify 'clear_dead_queues' do
+    client = RedisQueuedLocks::Client.new(redis)
+    client.lock('kek.dead.lock1', ttl: 30_000)
+    client.lock('kek.dead.lock2', ttl: 30_000)
+
+    # seed requests - make them dead
+    lockers1 = Array.new(10) do
+      # seed dead short-living requests
+      Thread.new do
+        client.lock('kek.dead.lock1', ttl: 50_000, queue_ttl: 60, timeout: nil, retry_count: nil)
+      end
+    end
+    lockers2 = Array.new(6) do
+      # seed dead short-living requests
+      Thread.new do
+        client.lock('kek.dead.lock2', ttl: 50_000, queue_ttl: 60, timeout: nil, retry_count: nil)
+      end
+    end
+    sleep(4)
+    # seed super long-living request
+    locker3 = Thread.new do
+      client.lock('kek.dead.lock1', ttl: 50_000, queue_ttl: 60, timeout: nil, retry_count: nil)
+    end
+    # seed super long-living request
+    locker4 = Thread.new do
+      client.lock('kek.dead.lock2', ttl: 50_000, queue_ttl: 60, timeout: nil, retry_count: nil)
+    end
+    sleep(1)
+    # kill acquiers => requests will live in redis now (zombie requests! bu!)
+    lockers1.each(&:kill)
+    lockers2.each(&:kill)
+    locker3.kill
+    locker4.kill
+
+    expect(client.queues).to contain_exactly(
+      'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock1',
+      'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock2'
+    )
+    expect(client.queues_info.size).to eq(2)
+
+    queue_info1 = client.queue_info('kek.dead.lock1')
+    expect(queue_info1['queue'].size).to eq(11)
+    queue_info2 = client.queue_info('kek.dead.lock2')
+    expect(queue_info2['queue'].size).to eq(7)
+
+    expect(client.queue_info('kek.dead.lock1')).to match({
+      'lock_queue' => 'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock1',
+      'queue' => contain_exactly(
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) }
+      )
+    })
+
+    expect(client.queue_info('kek.dead.lock2')).to match({
+      'lock_queue' => 'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock2',
+      'queue' => contain_exactly(
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) },
+        { 'acq_id' => be_a(String), 'score' => be_a(Numeric) }
+      )
+    })
+
+    # drop short living requests
+    result = client.clear_dead_requests(dead_ttl: 3_500)
+    expect(result).to match({
+      ok: true,
+      result: match({
+        processed_queues: contain_exactly(
+          'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock1',
+          'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock2'
+        )
+      })
+    })
+
+    # long-living requests remain
+    expect(client.queues).to contain_exactly(
+      'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock1',
+      'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock2'
+    )
+    expect(client.queues_info.size).to eq(2)
+
+    queue_info1 = client.queue_info('kek.dead.lock1')
+    expect(queue_info1['queue'].size).to eq(1) # long-living requests
+    queue_info2 = client.queue_info('kek.dead.lock2')
+    expect(queue_info2['queue'].size).to eq(1) # long-living requests
+
+    # drop long-living requests
+    result = client.clear_dead_requests(dead_ttl: 1_000)
+    expect(result).to match({
+      ok: true,
+      result: match({
+        processed_queues: contain_exactly(
+          'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock1',
+          'rql:lock_queue:kek.dead.lock2'
+        )
+      })
+    })
+    expect(client.queues).to be_empty
+    redis.call('FLUSHDB')
   end
 
   specify 'logger' do