diff --git a/src/RelayCron.cpp b/src/RelayCron.cpp
index 7e19d81..5d6f30e 100644
--- a/src/RelayCron.cpp
+++ b/src/RelayCron.cpp
@@ -1,71 +1,86 @@
+#include <hoytech/timer.h>
+
 #include "RelayServer.h"
 
 #include "gc.h"
 
 
-void RelayServer::cleanupOldEvents() {
-    std::vector<uint64_t> expiredLevIds;
-
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-
-        auto mostRecent = getMostRecentLevId(txn);
-        uint64_t cutoff = hoytech::curr_time_s() - cfg().events__ephemeralEventsLifetimeSeconds;
-        uint64_t currKind = 20'000;
-
-        while (currKind < 30'000) {
-            uint64_t numRecs = 0;
-
-            env.generic_foreachFull(txn, env.dbi_Event__kind, makeKey_Uint64Uint64(currKind, 0), lmdb::to_sv<uint64_t>(0), [&](auto k, auto v) {
-                numRecs++;
-                ParsedKey_Uint64Uint64 parsedKey(k);
-                currKind = parsedKey.n1;
-
-                if (currKind >= 30'000) return false;
-
-                if (parsedKey.n2 > cutoff) {
-                    currKind++;
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                uint64_t levId = lmdb::from_sv<uint64_t>(v);
-
-                if (levId != mostRecent) { // prevent levId re-use
-                    expiredLevIds.emplace_back(levId);
-                }
-
-                return true;
-            });
-
-            if (numRecs == 0) break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (expiredLevIds.size() > 0) {
-        auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
-
-        auto txn = env.txn_rw();
-
-        uint64_t numDeleted = 0;
-        auto changes = qdb.change();
-
-        for (auto levId : expiredLevIds) {
-            auto view = env.lookup_Event(txn, levId);
-            if (!view) continue; // Deleted in between transactions
-            deleteEvent(txn, changes, *view);
-            numDeleted++;
-        }
-
-        changes.apply(txn);
-
-        txn.commit();
-
-        if (numDeleted) LI << "Deleted " << numDeleted << " ephemeral events";
-    }
-}
-
-void RelayServer::garbageCollect() {
+void RelayServer::runCron() {
     auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
-    quadrableGarbageCollect(qdb, 1);
+    hoytech::timer cron;
+
+    cron.setupCb = []{ setThreadName("cron"); };
+
+
+    // Delete ephemeral events
+
+    cron.repeat(10 * 1'000'000UL, [&]{
+        std::vector<uint64_t> expiredLevIds;
+
+        {
+            auto txn = env.txn_ro();
+
+            auto mostRecent = getMostRecentLevId(txn);
+            uint64_t cutoff = hoytech::curr_time_s() - cfg().events__ephemeralEventsLifetimeSeconds;
+            uint64_t currKind = 20'000;
+
+            while (currKind < 30'000) {
+                uint64_t numRecs = 0;
+
+                env.generic_foreachFull(txn, env.dbi_Event__kind, makeKey_Uint64Uint64(currKind, 0), lmdb::to_sv<uint64_t>(0), [&](auto k, auto v) {
+                    numRecs++;
+                    ParsedKey_Uint64Uint64 parsedKey(k);
+                    currKind = parsedKey.n1;
+
+                    if (currKind >= 30'000) return false;
+
+                    if (parsedKey.n2 > cutoff) {
+                        currKind++;
+                        return false;
+                    }
+
+                    uint64_t levId = lmdb::from_sv<uint64_t>(v);
+
+                    if (levId != mostRecent) { // prevent levId re-use
+                        expiredLevIds.emplace_back(levId);
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
+                });
+
+                if (numRecs == 0) break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (expiredLevIds.size() > 0) {
+            auto txn = env.txn_rw();
+
+            uint64_t numDeleted = 0;
+            auto changes = qdb.change();
+
+            for (auto levId : expiredLevIds) {
+                auto view = env.lookup_Event(txn, levId);
+                if (!view) continue; // Deleted in between transactions
+                deleteEvent(txn, changes, *view);
+                numDeleted++;
+            }
+
+            changes.apply(txn);
+
+            txn.commit();
+
+            if (numDeleted) LI << "Deleted " << numDeleted << " ephemeral events";
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Garbage collect quadrable nodes
+
+    cron.repeat(60 * 60 * 1'000'000UL, [&]{
+        quadrableGarbageCollect(qdb, 1);
+    });
+
+    cron.run();
+
+    while (1) std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1'000'000));
 }
diff --git a/src/RelayServer.h b/src/RelayServer.h
index 4585dd0..deba101 100644
--- a/src/RelayServer.h
+++ b/src/RelayServer.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include <hoytech/timer.h>
 #include <hoytech/time.h>
 #include <hoytech/hex.h>
 #include <hoytech/file_change_monitor.h>
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ struct RelayServer {
     ThreadPool<MsgReqWorker> tpReqWorker;
     ThreadPool<MsgReqMonitor> tpReqMonitor;
     ThreadPool<MsgYesstr> tpYesstr;
-    hoytech::timer cron;
+    std::thread cronThread;
 
     void run();
 
@@ -161,8 +160,7 @@ struct RelayServer {
 
     void runYesstr(ThreadPool<MsgYesstr>::Thread &thr);
 
-    void cleanupOldEvents();
-    void garbageCollect();
+    void runCron();
 
     // Utils (can be called by any thread)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd_relay.cpp b/src/cmd_relay.cpp
index d1cc0b3..f62ce3f 100644
--- a/src/cmd_relay.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_relay.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ void RelayServer::run() {
         runYesstr(thr);
     });
 
+    cronThread = std::thread([this]{
+        runCron();
+    });
+
     // Monitor for config file reloads
 
     auto configFileChangeWatcher = hoytech::file_change_monitor(configFile);
@@ -42,19 +46,6 @@ void RelayServer::run() {
         loadConfig(configFile);
     });
 
-    // Cron
-
-    cron.repeat(10 * 1'000'000UL, [&]{
-        cleanupOldEvents();
-    });
-
-    cron.repeat(60 * 60 * 1'000'000UL, [&]{
-        garbageCollect();
-    });
-
-    cron.setupCb = []{ setThreadName("cron"); };
-
-    cron.run();
 
     tpWebsocket.join();
 }