diff --git a/src/cache.nim b/src/cache.nim
index f6da5be..cfc3717 100644
--- a/src/cache.nim
+++ b/src/cache.nim
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ template safeAddColumn(field: typedesc): untyped =
 dbFromTypes("cache.db", "", "", "", [Profile, Video])
 
 withDb:
-  try:
-    createTables()
-  except DbError:
-    discard
-  Video.title.safeAddColumn
-  Video.description.safeAddColumn
+  Video.createTable(force=true)
+  try: Profile.createTable()
+  except DbError: discard
 
   safeAddColumn Profile.lowername
 
@@ -80,3 +77,14 @@ proc getCachedVideo*(id: int64): Option[Video] =
       return some Video.getOne("videoId = ?", $id)
     except KeyError:
       return none Video
+
+proc cacheCleaner*() {.async.} =
+  while true:
+    await sleepAsync(profileCacheTime.inMilliseconds.int)
+    withDb:
+      let up = "updated<" & $toUnix(getTime() - profileCacheTime)
+      var profiles = Profile.getMany(10000, cond=up)
+      var videos = Video.getMany(10000, cond=up)
+      transaction:
+        for p in profiles.mitems: delete(p)
+        for v in videos.mitems: delete(v)
diff --git a/src/nitter.nim b/src/nitter.nim
index 054db01..8ea24ce 100644
--- a/src/nitter.nim
+++ b/src/nitter.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from net import Port
 
 import jester
 
-import types, config, prefs, formatters
+import types, config, prefs, formatters, cache
 import views/[general, about]
 import routes/[
   preferences, timeline, status, media, search, rss, list,
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ createMediaRouter(cfg)
 createEmbedRouter(cfg)
 createRssRouter(cfg)
 
+asyncCheck cacheCleaner()
+
 settings:
   port = Port(cfg.port)
   staticDir = cfg.staticDir
diff --git a/src/types.nim b/src/types.nim
index 93991f3..b349496 100644
--- a/src/types.nim
+++ b/src/types.nim
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ dbTypes:
           parseIt: parseEnum[VideoType](it.s)
           formatIt: dbValue($it)
         .}: VideoType
+      updated* {.
+          dbType: "INTEGER"
+          parseIt: it.i.fromUnix()
+          formatIt: dbValue(getTime().toUnix())
+        .}: Time
 
 genPrefsType()