diff --git a/janitor/src/clean.rs b/janitor/src/clean.rs
index 89f9bae..8e6716b 100644
--- a/janitor/src/clean.rs
+++ b/janitor/src/clean.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{error::Error, path::Path};
 
 use crate::{state::State, file::File};
 
+// check the files recorded in database
 async fn check_key(key: String, mut client: redis::Client) -> bool {
 
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
@@ -41,6 +42,62 @@ async fn check_key(key: String, mut client: redis::Client) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
+pub async fn check_file(file: String, keys: Vec<String>, prefix: String) -> bool {
+    if ! keys.iter().find(|x| x.chars().skip(prefix.len() + 4 + 2).collect::<String>() == file).is_none() {
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
+            log::debug!("File {file} is marked for deletion because it exists in the filesystem, but is not in the database");
+        }
+        let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file(file).await;
+        return true
+    }
+
+
+    false
+}
+
+// check that all files in filesystem exist in the database
+pub async fn fskeep(state: State) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let mut redis = state.redis.clone();
+    let keys: Vec<String> = redis.keys(format!("{}*", state.env.redis.prefix))?;
+    let objects = keys.len();
+    
+    let mut files_s = tokio::fs::read_dir(state.env.usercont_dir).await?;
+    let mut files: Vec<String> = vec![];
+    while let Some(f) = files_s.next_entry().await? {
+        files.push(
+            f.path().into_os_string().into_string()
+            .map_err(|x| format!("Couldnt parse non-utf8 encoded path: {:?}", x))?
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    log::debug!("Got {} objects", objects);
+
+    let mut set: JoinSet<bool> = JoinSet::new();
+
+    for file in files {
+        set.spawn(check_file(file, keys.clone(), state.env.redis.prefix.clone()));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    let mut del_count = 0_u32;
+
+    while let Some(_deleted) = set.join_next().await {
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
+            if _deleted.is_ok() {
+                if _deleted.unwrap() {
+                    del_count += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    log::debug!("Deleted {} stray files", del_count);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn clean(state: State) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     let mut redis = state.redis.clone();
@@ -56,7 +113,7 @@ pub async fn clean(state: State) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     }
 
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-    let mut del_count: u32 = 0;
+    let mut del_count = 0_u32;
 
     while let Some(_deleted) = set.join_next().await {
 
@@ -70,8 +127,12 @@ pub async fn clean(state: State) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     }
 
-    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-    log::debug!("Deleted {} objects", del_count);
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
+        log::debug!("Deleted {} objects", del_count);
+        log::debug!("Finished checking the DB, checking the filesystem...");
+    }
+    
+    fskeep(state).await?; 
 
     Ok(())
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/janitor/src/main.rs b/janitor/src/main.rs
index debf2fb..db8d37d 100644
--- a/janitor/src/main.rs
+++ b/janitor/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use state::State;
+
 
 mod clean;
 mod state;
@@ -9,6 +11,39 @@ pub fn redis_conn(env: env::Env) -> Result<redis::Client, redis::RedisError> {
     redis::Client::open(format!("redis://:{}@{}:{}/", env.redis.pass, env.redis.host, env.redis.port))
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+enum CleanResult {
+    Skip,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    Break,
+    Ok
+}
+
+async fn clean(env: env::Env, state: State) -> CleanResult {
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    log::debug!("Initiating clean process");
+
+    let envy = env.clone();
+    let res = clean::clean(state.clone()).await;
+    if res.is_err() {
+        log::error!("Error while cleaning: {}", res.unwrap_err());
+        log::error!("Retrying in {}", std::env::var("CLEAN_ERRDEL").unwrap());
+        log::debug!("Next clean will run at {}", chrono::Local::now() + env.clean_errdel);
+        tokio::time::sleep(envy.clean_errdel).await;
+        return CleanResult::Skip;
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
+        log::debug!("Cleaned successfully");
+        log::debug!("Next clean is scheduled in {}", std::env::var("CLEAN_DEL").unwrap());
+        log::debug!("Next clean will run at {}", chrono::Local::now() + env.clean_del);
+    }
+
+    tokio::time::sleep(envy.clean_errdel).await;
+
+    CleanResult::Ok
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
@@ -21,32 +56,25 @@ async fn main() {
     dotenvy::dotenv().unwrap();
 
     let env = crate::env::Env::load().unwrap();
-    let statee = crate::state::State {
+    let state = crate::state::State {
         redis: redis_conn(env.clone()).unwrap(),
         env: env.clone()
     };
 
+    log::info!("Initalizing initial clean");
+    let cl = clean(env.clone(), state.clone()).await;
+    log::info!("Initial clean exited with status {:?}", cl);
+
     loop {
-
-        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        log::debug!("Initiating clean process");
-
-        let envy = env.clone();
-        let res = clean::clean(statee.clone()).await;
-        if res.is_err() {
-            log::error!("Error while cleaning: {}", res.unwrap_err());
-            log::error!("Retrying in {}", std::env::var("CLEAN_ERRDEL").unwrap());
-            log::debug!("Next clean will run at {}", chrono::Local::now() + env.clean_errdel);
-            tokio::time::sleep(envy.clean_errdel).await;
-            continue;
+        let res = clean(env.clone(), state.clone()).await;
+        
+        match res {
+            CleanResult::Break => {
+                break
+            },
+            _ => {}
         }
-    
-        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
-            log::debug!("Cleaned successfully");
-            log::debug!("Next clean is scheduled in {}", std::env::var("CLEAN_DEL").unwrap());
-            log::debug!("Next clean will run at {}", chrono::Local::now() + env.clean_del);
-        }
-
-        tokio::time::sleep(envy.clean_errdel).await;
     }
+
+    log::info!("Main loop broke");
 }