diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbb1243..8424913 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "fuse.js": "^6.5.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mqtt": "^4.3.7",
+    "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "romans": "^2.0.3",
     "typedi": "^0.10.0",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
     "@swc/core": "^1.3.20",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.191",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.18",
+    "@types/node-cron": "^3.0.7",
     "@types/romans": "^2.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.52.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.44.0",
@@ -70,4 +72,4 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/classes/Primaries.ts b/src/classes/Primaries.ts
index 1eee5b1..3193b63 100644
--- a/src/classes/Primaries.ts
+++ b/src/classes/Primaries.ts
@@ -161,4 +161,53 @@ export default class Primaries {
       this.mqtt.publish('dynamica/primaries', (await this.count).toString());
     }
   }
+
+  public async cleanUp() {
+    this.logger.debug('Cleaning up primary channels');
+
+    const dbPrimaries = await this.db.primary.findMany();
+
+    const loadResult = await Promise.allSettled(
+      dbPrimaries.map(async (channel) => {
+        await this.client.channels.fetch(channel.id);
+        const primary = new Primary(
+          channel.id,
+          channel.guildId,
+          this.db,
+          this.client,
+          this.secondaries,
+          this.logger,
+          this
+        );
+
+        return primary;
+      })
+    );
+
+    loadResult.forEach(async (result, index) => {
+      if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+        if (result.reason instanceof DiscordAPIError) {
+          this.logger.error(
+            `Failed to load primary ${dbPrimaries[index].id} (${result.reason.message})`
+          );
+          if (
+            result.reason.code === 10013 ||
+            result.reason.code === 10003 ||
+            result.reason.code === 50001
+          ) {
+            await this.db.primary.delete({
+              where: { id: dbPrimaries[index].id },
+            });
+          } else {
+            this.logger.error(result.reason);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (this.mqtt) {
+      this.mqtt.publish('dynamica/primaries', (await this.count).toString());
+    }
+    this.logger.debug('Primary channel cleanup complete');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/Secondaries.ts b/src/classes/Secondaries.ts
index be79e1e..0185ac4 100644
--- a/src/classes/Secondaries.ts
+++ b/src/classes/Secondaries.ts
@@ -192,4 +192,56 @@ export default class Secondaries {
     // );
     return dynamicaSecondary;
   }
+
+  public async cleanUp() {
+    this.logger.debug('Cleaning up secondary channels...');
+    const dbSecondaries = await this.db.secondary.findMany();
+
+    const loadResult = await Promise.allSettled(
+      dbSecondaries.map(async (channel) => {
+        await this.client.channels.fetch(channel.id);
+        const secondary = new Secondary(
+          channel.id,
+          channel.guildId,
+          channel.primaryId,
+          this.db,
+          this.client,
+          this.logger,
+          this.mqtt
+        );
+
+        return secondary;
+      })
+    );
+
+    loadResult.forEach(async (result, index) => {
+      if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+        if (result.reason instanceof DiscordAPIError) {
+          this.logger
+            .scope('Secondary', dbSecondaries[index].id)
+            .error(
+              `Failed to load secondary ${dbSecondaries[index].id} (${result.reason.message})`
+            );
+          if (result.reason.code === 10013 || result.reason.code === 10003) {
+            await this.delete(dbSecondaries[index].id);
+          } else {
+            this.logger
+              .scope('Secondary', dbSecondaries[index].id)
+              .error(result.reason);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        try {
+          await result.value.update();
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.logger.scope('Secondary', dbSecondaries[index].id).error(error);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (this.mqtt) {
+      this.mqtt.publish('dynamica/secondaries', (await this.count).toString());
+    }
+    this.logger.debug('Secondary channel cleanup complete.');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/events/ReadyEvent.ts b/src/events/ReadyEvent.ts
index 7786d7c..ecb40d7 100644
--- a/src/events/ReadyEvent.ts
+++ b/src/events/ReadyEvent.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import updatePresence from '@/utils/presence';
 import Event, { EventToken } from '@/classes/Event';
 import { Service } from 'typedi';
 import Client from '@/services/Client';
+import Tasks from '@/services/Tasks';
+import cron from 'node-cron';
 
 @Service({ id: EventToken, multiple: true })
 export default class ReadyEvent extends Event<'ready'> {
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ export default class ReadyEvent extends Event<'ready'> {
     private primaries: Primaries,
     private aliases: Aliases,
     private guilds: Guilds,
-    private client: Client
+    private client: Client,
+    private tasks: Tasks
   ) {
     super();
   }
@@ -44,6 +47,18 @@ export default class ReadyEvent extends Event<'ready'> {
 
       this.mqtt.publish('dynamica/presence', this.client.readyAt.toISOString());
       updatePresence();
+
+      // cleanup tasks (every hour)
+      this.tasks.addTask(
+        cron.schedule('0 * * * *', async () => {
+          this.primaries.cleanUp();
+        })
+      );
+      this.tasks.addTask(
+        cron.schedule('0 * * * *', async () => {
+          this.secondaries.cleanUp();
+        })
+      );
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(error);
     }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 13017af..c9d42ec 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import registerHelp from './register-help';
 import registerCommands from './register-commands';
 import MQTT from './services/MQTT';
 import deployCommands from './scripts/deploy';
+import Tasks from './services/Tasks';
 
 dotenv.config();
 
-Container.import([Logger, DB, Events, Client, MQTT]);
+Container.import([Logger, DB, Events, Client, MQTT, Tasks]);
 
 registerCommands();
 registerHelp();
diff --git a/src/services/Tasks.ts b/src/services/Tasks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c94db15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/Tasks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Service } from 'typedi';
+import cron from 'node-cron';
+import Logger from './Logger';
+
+@Service()
+export default class Tasks {
+  private tasks: Array<cron.ScheduledTask> = [];
+
+  constructor(private readonly logger: Logger) {}
+
+  public stop() {
+    this.logger.info('Stopping tasks...');
+    this.tasks.forEach((task) => task.stop());
+    this.logger.info('Tasks stopped.');
+  }
+
+  public addTask(task: cron.ScheduledTask) {
+    this.tasks.push(task);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bf28d68..5588e37 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.191.tgz#09511e7f7cba275acd8b419ddac8da9a6a79e2fa"
   integrity sha512-BdZ5BCCvho3EIXw6wUCXHe7rS53AIDPLE+JzwgT+OsJk53oBfbSmZZ7CX4VaRoN78N+TJpFi9QPlfIVNmJYWxQ==
 
+"@types/node-cron@^3.0.7":
+  version "3.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.7.tgz#978bf75f7247385c61d23b6a060ba9eedb03e2f4"
+  integrity sha512-9PuLtBboc/+JJ7FshmJWv769gDonTpItN0Ol5TMwclpSQNjVyB2SRxSKBcTtbSysSL5R7Oea06kTTFNciCoYwA==
+
 "@types/node@*", "@types/node@^18.11.18":
   version "18.11.18"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.11.18.tgz#8dfb97f0da23c2293e554c5a50d61ef134d7697f"
@@ -1850,6 +1855,13 @@ natural-compare@^1.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/natural-compare/-/natural-compare-1.4.0.tgz#4abebfeed7541f2c27acfb29bdbbd15c8d5ba4f7"
   integrity sha512-OWND8ei3VtNC9h7V60qff3SVobHr996CTwgxubgyQYEpg290h9J0buyECNNJexkFm5sOajh5G116RYA1c8ZMSw==
 
+node-cron@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.2.tgz#bb0681342bd2dfb568f28e464031280e7f06bd01"
+  integrity sha512-iP8l0yGlNpE0e6q1o185yOApANRe47UPbLf4YxfbiNHt/RU5eBcGB/e0oudruheSf+LQeDMezqC5BVAb5wwRcQ==
+  dependencies:
+    uuid "8.3.2"
+
 node-gyp-build@^4.3.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-gyp-build/-/node-gyp-build-4.5.0.tgz#7a64eefa0b21112f89f58379da128ac177f20e40"
@@ -2547,6 +2559,11 @@ util-deprecate@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz#450d4dc9fa70de732762fbd2d4a28981419a0ccf"
   integrity sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==
 
+uuid@8.3.2:
+  version "8.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz#80d5b5ced271bb9af6c445f21a1a04c606cefbe2"
+  integrity sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==
+
 webidl-conversions@^4.0.2:
   version "4.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-4.0.2.tgz#a855980b1f0b6b359ba1d5d9fb39ae941faa63ad"