diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
index 40c83da..b3fc31b 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/mod.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use async_std::{
     fs::{create_dir, read, write},
     path::Path,
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    task::{sleep, spawn},
 };
 use error::DBError;
 use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
@@ -111,10 +112,28 @@ impl MoreThanText {
                 }
             }
         }
-        Ok(Self {
+        let output = Self {
             cache: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
             dir: data_dir.to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
-        })
+        };
+        let looper = output.cache.clone();
+        spawn(async move {
+            loop {
+                sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+                let hold_time = Duration::from_secs(300);
+                let mut ids: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+                let mut cache = looper.lock().await;
+                for (id, entry) in cache.iter() {
+                    if entry.elapsed() > hold_time {
+                        ids.push(id.to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+                for id in ids.iter() {
+                    cache.remove(id);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        Ok(output)
     }
 
     fn filename(&self, id: &str) -> String {
@@ -409,6 +428,45 @@ mod cache {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn remove_older() {
+        let mtt = MTT::new().await;
+        let id = mtt
+            .db
+            .add_entry(CacheType::Raw("removed".to_string()))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut cache = mtt.db.cache.lock().await;
+        let entry = cache.get_mut(&id).unwrap();
+        entry.last_used = Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(1000);
+        drop(cache);
+        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+        let cache = mtt.db.cache.lock().await;
+        let output = cache.get(&id);
+        assert!(output.is_none(), "The entry shoould not be in memory.");
+        drop(cache);
+        let filename = mtt.db.filename(&id);
+        let fpath = Path::new(&filename);
+        assert!(
+            fpath.is_file().await,
+            "The stored version should still exist."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn keep_newer() {
+        let mtt = MTT::new().await;
+        let id = mtt
+            .db
+            .add_entry(CacheType::Raw("keep".to_string()))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+        let cache = mtt.db.cache.lock().await;
+        let output = cache.get(&id);
+        assert!(output.is_some(), "The entry shoould be in memory.");
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]