diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
index 34967233..a639f2dc 100644
--- a/config/config.js
+++ b/config/config.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ var bitcoindConf = {
   disableAgent: true
 };
 
+var enableCleaner = process.env.ENABLE_CLEANER === 'true';
 var enableMailbox = process.env.ENABLE_MAILBOX === 'true';
 var enableRatelimiter = process.env.ENABLE_RATELIMITER === 'true';
 var loggerLevel = process.env.LOGGER_LEVEL || 'info';
@@ -92,8 +93,12 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(db)) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  enableCleaner: enableCleaner,
+  cleaner: require('../plugins/config-cleaner.js'),
   enableMailbox: enableMailbox,
+  mailbox: require('../plugins/config-mailbox.js'),
   enableRatelimiter: enableRatelimiter,
+  ratelimiter: require('../plugins/config-ratelimiter.js'),
   loggerLevel: loggerLevel,
   enableHTTPS: enableHTTPS,
   version: version,
diff --git a/insight.js b/insight.js
index 5fd90118..2b810a1a 100755
--- a/insight.js
+++ b/insight.js
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ if (config.enableMailbox) {
   require('./plugins/mailbox').init(ios, config.mailbox);
 }
 
+if (config.enableCleaner) {
+  require('./plugins/cleaner').init(config.cleaner);
+}
+
 
 
 // express settings
diff --git a/lib/MessageDb.js b/lib/MessageDb.js
index a7afe885..75ca0ec1 100644
--- a/lib/MessageDb.js
+++ b/lib/MessageDb.js
@@ -116,4 +116,8 @@ MessageDb.prototype.getMessages = function(to, lower_ts, upper_ts, cb) {
     });
 };
 
+MessageDb.prototype.remove = function(ts) {
+  
+};
+
 module.exports = soop(MessageDb);
diff --git a/plugins/cleaner.js b/plugins/cleaner.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba8321d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/cleaner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var microtime = require('microtime');
+var mdb = require('../lib/MessageDb').default();
+var logger = require('../lib/logger').logger;
+var preconditions = require('preconditions').singleton();
+
+module.exports.init = function(config) {
+  logger.info('Using cleaner plugin');
+};
+
diff --git a/plugins/config-cleaner.js b/plugins/config-cleaner.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d62530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/config-cleaner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+
+};
diff --git a/plugins/config-mailbox.js b/plugins/config-mailbox.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d62530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/config-mailbox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+
+};
diff --git a/plugins/config-ratelimiter.js b/plugins/config-ratelimiter.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d62530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/config-ratelimiter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+
+};