diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
index 34b73f45..80414ab3 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ refChanWorker :: forall e s m . ( MonadIO m
                                 , Pretty (AsBase58 (PubKey 'Sign s))
                                 , ForRefChans e
                                 , EventListener e (RefChanRound e) m
+                                , Sessions e (RefChanRound e) m
                                 , m ~ PeerM e IO
                                 )
              => RefChanWorkerEnv e
@@ -147,9 +148,6 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
 
   penv <- ask
 
-  subscribe @e RefChanRoundEventKey $ \(RefChanRoundEvent rcrk) -> do
-    debug $ "ON ROUND STARTED" <+> pretty rcrk
-    pure ()
 
   -- FIXME: resume-on-exception
   hw <- async (refChanHeadMon penv)
@@ -170,9 +168,36 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
 
   where
 
-    cleanupRounds = forever do
-      pause @'Seconds 20
-      pure ()
+    cleanupRounds = do
+
+      rounds <- newTVarIO HashSet.empty
+
+      subscribe @e RefChanRoundEventKey $ \(RefChanRoundEvent rcrk) -> do
+        atomically $ modifyTVar rounds (HashSet.insert rcrk)
+        debug $ "ON ROUND STARTED" <+> pretty rcrk
+
+      forever do
+        pause @'Seconds 30
+
+        now <- getTimeCoarse
+        xs <- readTVarIO rounds <&> HashSet.toList
+
+        forM_ xs $ \x -> do
+
+          void $ runMaybeT do
+            se <- MaybeT $ find @e x id
+
+            closed <- readTVarIO (view refChanRoundClosed se)
+            let ts = view refChanRoundTS se
+
+            -- FIXME: use-wait-from-head
+            let expired = toNanoSecs (now - ts) > toNanoSecs ( round (60*1e9) )
+
+            when (closed || expired) do
+              lift $ expire x
+              atomically $ modifyTVar rounds (HashSet.delete x)
+              debug $ "CLEANUP ROUND" <+> pretty x
+
 
     refChanWriter = forever do
       pause @'Seconds 1