diff --git a/src/markdown.c b/src/markdown.c
index 617cb68..6589933 100644
--- a/src/markdown.c
+++ b/src/markdown.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "html.h"
 
 #define OUTPUT_UNIT 128
+#define MAX_INPUT_SIZE_SHORT_JOB 20000
 
 typedef struct {
   ERL_NIF_TERM atom_true;
@@ -17,16 +18,31 @@ typedef struct {
   ERL_NIF_TERM atom_fenced_code;
 } markdown_priv;
 
+static int
+is_short_job(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+  ErlNifBinary input;
+  if (enif_inspect_binary(env, argv[0], &input) == 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }  
+  
+  return input.size < MAX_INPUT_SIZE_SHORT_JOB;
+}
+
 static ERL_NIF_TERM
-to_html(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+do_job(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
   ErlNifBinary input;
   ErlNifBinary output;
-
-  markdown_priv* priv;
+  
   ERL_NIF_TERM options;
+  ERL_NIF_TERM atom_true;
+  ERL_NIF_TERM atom_tables;
+  ERL_NIF_TERM atom_autolink;
+  ERL_NIF_TERM atom_fenced_code;
+  
   ERL_NIF_TERM term;
   const ERL_NIF_TERM* tuple;
   int tuple_size;
+  
   unsigned int extensions;
 
   hoedown_buffer* ob;
@@ -41,29 +57,32 @@ to_html(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
     return argv[0];
   }
 
-  priv = enif_priv_data(env);
   options = argv[1];
   extensions = 0;
+  atom_true = enif_make_atom(env, "true");
+  atom_tables = enif_make_atom(env, "tables");
+  atom_autolink = enif_make_atom(env, "autolink");
+  atom_fenced_code = enif_make_atom(env, "fenced_code");
 
   while (enif_get_list_cell(env, options, &term, &options) != 0) {
     if (enif_get_tuple(env, term, &tuple_size, &tuple) != 0) {
       if (tuple_size > 1) {
-        if (enif_compare(tuple[0], priv->atom_tables) == 0) {
-          if (enif_compare(tuple[1], priv->atom_true) == 0) {
+        if (enif_compare(tuple[0], atom_tables) == 0) {
+          if (enif_compare(tuple[1], atom_true) == 0) {
             extensions |= HOEDOWN_EXT_TABLES;
             continue;
           }
         }
 
-        if (enif_compare(tuple[0], priv->atom_autolink) == 0) {
-          if (enif_compare(tuple[1], priv->atom_true) == 0) {
+        if (enif_compare(tuple[0], atom_autolink) == 0) {
+          if (enif_compare(tuple[1], atom_true) == 0) {
             extensions |= HOEDOWN_EXT_AUTOLINK;
             continue;
           }
         }
 
-        if (enif_compare(tuple[0], priv->atom_fenced_code) == 0) {
-          if (enif_compare(tuple[1], priv->atom_true) == 0) {
+        if (enif_compare(tuple[0], atom_fenced_code) == 0) {
+          if (enif_compare(tuple[1], atom_true) == 0) {
             extensions |= HOEDOWN_EXT_FENCED_CODE;
             continue;
           }
@@ -77,7 +96,6 @@ to_html(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
   markdown = hoedown_markdown_new(extensions, 16, renderer);
   hoedown_markdown_render(ob, (uint8_t*) input.data, input.size, markdown);
 
-  enif_release_binary(&input);
   hoedown_html_renderer_free(renderer);
   hoedown_markdown_free(markdown);
 
@@ -88,40 +106,28 @@ to_html(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
   return enif_make_binary(env, &output);
 }
 
-static ErlNifFunc funcs[] = {
-  { "to_html", 2, to_html }
-};
-
-static int
-load(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv, ERL_NIF_TERM info) {
-  markdown_priv* data = enif_alloc(sizeof(markdown_priv));
-  if (data == NULL) {
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  data->atom_true = enif_make_atom(env, "true");
-  data->atom_false = enif_make_atom(env, "false");
-  data->atom_tables = enif_make_atom(env, "tables");
-  data->atom_autolink = enif_make_atom(env, "autolink");
-  data->atom_fenced_code = enif_make_atom(env, "fenced_code");
-
-  *priv = (void*) data;
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-reload(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv, ERL_NIF_TERM info) {
-  return 0;
+static ERL_NIF_TERM
+do_dirty_job(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+  ERL_NIF_TERM result = do_job(env, argc, argv);
+  return enif_schedule_dirty_nif_finalizer(env, result, enif_dirty_nif_finalizer);
 }
 
-static int
-upgrade(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv, void** old_priv, ERL_NIF_TERM info) {
-  return load(env, priv, info);
+static ERL_NIF_TERM
+to_html(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+#ifdef ERL_NIF_DIRTY_SCHEDULER_SUPPORT
+  if(is_short_job(env, argc, argv)) {
+    return do_job(env, argc, argv);
+  }
+  else {
+    return enif_schedule_dirty_nif(env, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND, do_dirty_job, argc, argv);
+  }
+#else
+  return do_job(env, argc, argv);
+#endif
 }
 
-static void
-unload(ErlNifEnv* env, void* priv) {
-  enif_free(priv);
-}
+static ErlNifFunc funcs[] = {
+  { "to_html", 2, to_html }
+};
 
-ERL_NIF_INIT(Elixir.Markdown, funcs, &load, &reload, &upgrade, &unload)
+ERL_NIF_INIT(Elixir.Markdown, funcs, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)