diff --git a/src/history.test.ts b/src/history.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb2741e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/history.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+
+import { cleanUp, getCount, insertJobHistory, init, truncate } from "./history";
+
+init("test.sqlite");
+truncate();
+
+test("cleanUp", () => {
+  let now = Date.now();
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 1002; i++) {
+    insertJobHistory({
+      job_name: "test",
+      response_ok: 1,
+      response_status: 200,
+      response_text: "",
+      triggered_at: now++,
+    });
+  }
+
+  expect(getCount()).toEqual(1002);
+  cleanUp(now);
+  expect(getCount()).toEqual(1002);
+  cleanUp(now + 1000 * 60 * 60 + 1);
+  expect(getCount()).toEqual(1000);
+});
diff --git a/src/history.ts b/src/history.ts
index 1153d20..80e06f5 100644
--- a/src/history.ts
+++ b/src/history.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 import { Database, Statement } from "bun:sqlite";
 
+export let db: Database;
+
 let insertQuery: Statement<any, any>;
 let getQuery: Statement<any, any>;
 let countQuery: Statement<any, any>;
-
-let initialized = false;
-
-export let db: Database;
+let deleteOldQuery: Statement<any, any>;
 
 export function init(path = "db/history.sqlite") {
-  if (initialized) return;
+  if (db) return;
 
-  const d = new Database(path);
-  d.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;");
-  d.run(`
+  db = new Database(path);
+  db.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;");
+  db.run(`
       create table if not exists jobs_history (
         job_name        text not null,
         triggered_at    number not null,
@@ -21,21 +20,21 @@ export function init(path = "db/history.sqlite") {
         response_status number not null,
         response_text   text not null
       );`);
-  d.run(
+  db.run(
     `create index if not exists jobs_history_index on jobs_history (job_name);`
   );
 
-  insertQuery = d.query(
+  insertQuery = db.query(
     `insert into jobs_history (job_name, triggered_at, response_ok, response_status, response_text) values ($job_name, $triggered_at, $response_ok, $response_status, $response_text);`
   );
-  getQuery = d.query(
+  getQuery = db.query(
     "select * from jobs_history where job_name = ? ORDER BY triggered_at DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?;"
   );
-  countQuery = d.query("select COUNT(*) from jobs_history");
-
-  initialized = true;
+  countQuery = db.query("select COUNT(*) from jobs_history;");
 
-  db = d;
+  deleteOldQuery = db.query(
+    "delete from jobs_history where triggered_at in (select triggered_at from jobs_history order by triggered_at asc limit (select count(*) - 1000 from jobs_history));"
+  );
 }
 
 export function truncate() {
@@ -52,20 +51,36 @@ export type JobHistory = {
 
 export function insertJobHistory(h: JobHistory) {
   init();
-  return insertQuery.run({
+
+  insertQuery.run({
     $job_name: h.job_name,
     $triggered_at: h.triggered_at,
     $response_ok: h.response_ok,
     $response_status: h.response_status,
     $response_text: h.response_text,
   });
+  cleanUp(Date.now());
 }
 
-export function getJobHistoryByName(name: string, limit = 1000, offset = 0) {
+const oneHour = 1000 * 60 * 60;
+let lastCleanup = Date.now();
+export function cleanUp(now: number) {
+  init();
+  if (now - lastCleanup < oneHour) return;
+  if (getCount() <= 1000) return;
+  lastCleanup = now;
+  deleteOldQuery.run();
+}
+
+export function getCount() {
   init();
   const countRow = countQuery.get();
-  const count = countRow["COUNT(*)"];
+  return countRow["COUNT(*)"];
+}
 
+export function getJobHistoryByName(name: string, limit = 1000, offset = 0) {
+  init();
+  const count = getCount();
   const history = getQuery.all(name, limit, offset) as JobHistory[];
 
   return { history, count };