diff --git a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py
index 86d4efac..48c48b59 100644
--- a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py
+++ b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from communicatorutils import uploadblocks
 from communicatorutils import announcenode, deniableinserts
 from communicatorutils import netcheck
 import onionrpeers
+from blockio import clean_expired_blocks
 
 import config
 
@@ -69,3 +70,5 @@ def spawn_client_threads(shared_state: 'TooMany'):
         add_onionr_thread(
             announcenode.announce_node, [shared_state], 600, 60)
     add_onionr_thread(onionrpeers.peer_cleanup, [], 300, 300)
+
+    add_onionr_thread(clean_expired_blocks, [shared_state.get_by_string('SafeDB')], 120, 1)
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/client.py b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/client.py
index ee49d130..c576c1a6 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/client.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/client.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def client_funcs(shared_state, socket_pool):
                 sleep(sleep_t)
                 continue
             try:
-                download_blocks(socket_pool[peer], 0, 'txt')
+                download_blocks(block_db, socket_pool[peer], 0, 'txt')
             except BrokenPipeError:
                 del socket_pool[peer]
 
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/clientfuncs/__init__.py b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/clientfuncs/__init__.py
index de545a8f..aa252c02 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/clientfuncs/__init__.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/clientfuncs/__init__.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 import sys
 import os
 
+from kasten import Kasten
+from kasten.generator import pack
+
 import logger
-from blockio import store_block, subprocvalidate
+from blockio import store_block, subprocvalidate, list_all_blocks
 import onionrblocks
+from onionrblocks.exceptions import BlockExpired
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 from commands import GossipCommands
 
@@ -12,17 +16,43 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from socket import socket
 
 
-def download_blocks(sock: 'socket', offset: int, block_type: str):
+def download_blocks(safe_db, sock: 'socket', offset: int, block_type: str):
     sock.sendall(
-        str(int(GossipCommands.LIST_BLOCKS_BY_TYPE_OFFSET)).encode('utf-8') + str(offset).encode('utf-8') + b',' +
-            block_type.encode('utf-8'))
+        str(int(GossipCommands.LIST_BLOCKS_BY_TYPE_OFFSET)).encode('utf-8') +
+        str(offset).encode('utf-8') + b',' +
+        block_type.encode('utf-8'))
     bl_hashs = sock.recv(600000)
+    existing_blocks = list_all_blocks(safe_db)
+    existing_blocks_hashes = b''
+    for i in existing_blocks:
+        for x in i:
+            existing_blocks_hashes += int(x).to_bytes(1, 'little')
+    print('existing', existing_blocks_hashes)
     hash = None
     for i in range(len(bl_hashs)//64):
         hash = bl_hashs[:(i*64) + 64]
+        if hash in existing_blocks_hashes:
+            continue
         sock.sendall(
             str(int(GossipCommands.GET_BLOCK)).encode('utf-8') + hash)
         bl_content = sock.recv(10**6)
+        if bl_content == b'0':
+            existing_blocks.append(hash)
+            continue
         print('got block', bl_content)
-
-
+        try:
+            store_block(
+                Kasten(
+                    hash,
+                    bl_content,
+                    generator=onionrblocks.generators.AnonVDFGenerator),
+                safe_db
+            )
+            existing_blocks_hashes += hash
+            print('stored block!')
+        except BlockExpired:
+            print('Block expired', hash)
+            existing_blocks_hashes += hash
+        except ValueError:
+            #print('not storing dupe block')
+            existing_blocks_hashes += hash
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/main.py b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/main.py
index 3940841c..c076f9f0 100755
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/main.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/main.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def on_init(api, data=None):
             hf.write(hs)
     logger.info("TorGossip server on " + b32encode(hs).lower().decode('utf-8'), terminal=True)
 
-
     Thread(target=start_server, daemon=True, args=[shared_state]).start()
     Thread(target=start_client, daemon=True, args=[shared_state]).start()
 
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/server.py b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/server.py
index 849551bc..c04ea68d 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/server.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/torgossip/server.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 def start_server(shared_state):
 
-    bl = subprocgenerate.vdf_block(b"yep", "txt", 120)
+    bl = subprocgenerate.vdf_block(b"yep" + os.urandom(5), "txt", 6000)
     store_block(Kasten(bl.id, bl.get_packed(), generator=AnonVDFGenerator), shared_state.get_by_string('SafeDB'))
     print(bl.id)