diff --git a/onionr/communicator2.py b/onionr/communicator2.py
index 51f9ac12..1f343186 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator2.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator2.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
             self.header()
 
         # Set timers, function reference, seconds
+        # requiresPeer True means the timer function won't fire if we have no connected peers
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonCommands, 5)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.detectAPICrash, 5)
         peerPoolTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.getOnlinePeers, 60)
@@ -85,11 +86,11 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.clearOfflinePeer, 58)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.lookupKeys, 60, requiresPeer=True)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.lookupAdders, 60, requiresPeer=True)
-        cleanupTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.peerCleanup, 300)
+        cleanupTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.peerCleanup, 300, requiresPeer=True)
 
         # set loop to execute instantly to load up peer pool (replaced old pool init wait)
         peerPoolTimer.count = (peerPoolTimer.frequency - 1)
-        cleanupTimer = (cleanupTimer.frequency - 200)
+        cleanupTimer.count = (cleanupTimer.frequency - 60)
 
         # Main daemon loop, mainly for calling timers, don't do any complex operations here to avoid locking
         try:
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
     def getBlocks(self):
         '''download new blocks in queue'''
         for blockHash in self.blockQueue:
+            if self.shutdown:
+                break
             if blockHash in self.currentDownloading:
                 logger.debug('ALREADY DOWNLOADING ' + blockHash)
                 continue
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
     def peerCleanup(self):
         '''This just calls onionrpeers.cleanupPeers, which removes dead or bad peers (offline too long, too slow)'''
         onionrpeers.peerCleanup(self._core)
-        self.decrementThreadCount('getOnlinePeers')
+        self.decrementThreadCount('peerCleanup')
 
     def printOnlinePeers(self):
         '''logs online peer list'''
diff --git a/onionr/core.py b/onionr/core.py
index c27596df..3219d8aa 100644
--- a/onionr/core.py
+++ b/onionr/core.py
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ class Core:
             powValue text,
             failure int,
             lastConnect int,
-            lastConnectAttempt int
+            lastConnectAttempt int,
+            trust int
             );
         ''')
         conn.commit()
diff --git a/onionr/onionrpeers.py b/onionr/onionrpeers.py
index e5148c02..135b8d12 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrpeers.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrpeers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 '''
-import core
+import core, config, logger
 class PeerProfiles:
     '''
         PeerProfiles
@@ -72,8 +72,20 @@ def getScoreSortedPeerList(coreInst):
     return peerList
 
 def peerCleanup(coreInst):
-    # TODO, remove peers that have been offline for too long
+    '''Removes peers who have been offline too long'''
     if not type(coreInst is core.Core):
         raise TypeError('coreInst must be instance of core.Core')
-    
-    
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+
+    logger.info('Cleaning peers...')
+
+    minScore = int(config.get('peers.minimumScore'))
+    maxPeers = int(config.get('peers.maxStoredPeers'))
+
+    adders = getScoreSortedPeerList(coreInst)
+    adders.reverse()
+
+    for address in adders:
+        # Remove peers that go below the negative score
+        if PeerProfiles(address, coreInst).score < minScore:
+            coreInst.removeAddress(address)
+            logger.warn('Removed address ' + address + '.')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default_config.json b/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
index 5f928f6d..81ba610f 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
         "blockCacheTotal" : 50000000
     },
     "peers":{
-        "minimumScore": 5,
-	"maxStoredPeers": 100,
-	"maxConnect": 3
+        "minimumScore": -4000,
+        "maxStoredPeers": 100,
+        "maxConnect": 3
     }
 }