diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d4c3fa1d..a3bae8ba 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -124,4 +124,19 @@ function handle(signal) {
   srf.locals.disabled = true;
 }
 
+if (process.env.JAMBONZ_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINS) {
+  const {clearFiles, clearChannels} = require('./lib/utils/cron-jobs');
+
+  /* cleanup orphaned files or channels every so often */
+  setTimeout(async() => {
+    try {
+      await clearFiles();
+      const count = await clearChannels();
+      if (count > 0) logger.info(`app.js: cleared ${count} orphaned channels`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error({err}, 'app.js: error clearing files and channels');
+    }
+  }, 1000 * 60 * (process.env.JAMBONZ_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MINS || 60));
+}
+
 module.exports = {srf, logger, disconnect};
diff --git a/lib/utils/cron-jobs.js b/lib/utils/cron-jobs.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27671491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/cron-jobs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const {execSync} = require('child_process');
+const now = Date.now();
+const fsInventory = process.env.JAMBONES_FREESWITCH
+  .split(',')
+  .map((fs) => {
+    const arr = /^([^:]*):([^:]*):([^:]*)(?::([^:]*))?/.exec(fs);
+    const opts = {address: arr[1], port: arr[2], secret: arr[3]};
+    if (arr.length > 4) opts.advertisedAddress = arr[4];
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') opts.listenAddress = '0.0.0.0';
+    return opts;
+  });
+
+const clearChannels = () => {
+  const {logger} = require('../..');
+  const pwd = fsInventory[0].secret;
+  const maxDurationMins = process.env.JAMBONES_FREESWITCH_MAX_CALL_DURATION_MINS || 180;
+
+  const calls = execSync(`sudo /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/fs_cli -p ${pwd} -x "show calls"`, {encoding: 'utf8'})
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter((line) => line.match(/^[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}/))
+    .map((line) => {
+      const arr = line.split(',');
+      const dt = new Date(arr[2]);
+      const duration = (now - dt.getTime()) / 1000;
+      return {
+        uuid: arr[0],
+        time: arr[2],
+        duration
+      };
+    })
+    .filter((c) => c.duration > 60 * maxDurationMins);
+
+  if (calls.length > 0) {
+    logger.debug(`clearChannels: clearing ${calls.length} old calls longer than ${maxDurationMins} mins`);
+    for (const call of calls) {
+      const cmd = `sudo /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/fs_cli -p ${pwd} -x "uuid_kill ${call.uuid}"`;
+      const out = execSync(cmd, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+      logger.debug({out}, 'clearChannels: command output');
+    }
+  }
+  return calls.length;
+};
+
+const clearFiles = () => {
+  const {logger} = require('../..');
+  const out = execSync('find /tmp -name "*.mp3" -mtime +2 -exec rm {} \;');
+  logger.debug({out}, 'clearFiles: command output');
+};
+
+
+module.exports = {clearChannels, clearFiles};
+