diff --git a/easyauth/proxy.py b/easyauth/proxy.py
index 51a00a5..2388f46 100755
--- a/easyauth/proxy.py
+++ b/easyauth/proxy.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ async def global_store_update(action, store, key, value):
             #trigger all registered functions within 
             #clients namespace
             client_methods = manager['clients']
-            log.warning(f"triggering global_store_update for {client_methods}")
             for method in client_methods:
                 if method == 'get_store_data': 
                     continue
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ async def global_token_cleanup():
             for method in client_methods:
                 if not 'token_cleanup' in method:
                     continue
-                result = await client_methods[method]()
-                log.debug(f"global_token_cleanup: cleaned {len(result)} expired tokens")
+                await client_methods[method]()
                 break
         
         # start scheduler in background
diff --git a/easyauth/server.py b/easyauth/server.py
index 51c11f3..2e2b335 100755
--- a/easyauth/server.py
+++ b/easyauth/server.py
@@ -558,12 +558,13 @@ async def token_cleanup(self):
         all_tokens = await Tokens.all()
         revoked_tokens = [
             {
-                token.token_id: await self.revoke_token(token.token_id) 
+                token.token_id: asyncio.create_task(self.revoke_token(token.token_id))
             } for token in all_tokens 
             if datetime.datetime.now() > datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(token.expiration)
         ]
 
-        return revoked_tokens
+        self.log.warning(f"token_cleanup cleared {len(revoked_tokens)} expired tokens")
+        return f"finished cleaning {len(revoked_tokens)} expired tokens"
 
 
     async def issue_token(self, permissions, minutes=60, hours=0, days=0):