diff --git a/rpl/file_store.go b/rpl/file_store.go
index 63d287c..a8f4940 100644
--- a/rpl/file_store.go
+++ b/rpl/file_store.go
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ type FileStore struct {
 
 	rs tableReaders
 	w  *tableWriter
+
+	quit chan struct{}
 }
 
 func NewFileStore(base string, maxSize int64, syncType int) (*FileStore, error) {
 	s := new(FileStore)
 
+	s.quit = make(chan struct{})
+
 	var err error
 
 	if err = os.MkdirAll(base, 0755); err != nil {
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ func NewFileStore(base string, maxSize int64, syncType int) (*FileStore, error)
 	s.w = newTableWriter(s.base, index, s.maxFileSize)
 	s.w.SetSyncType(syncType)
 
+	go s.checkTableReaders()
+
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +250,8 @@ func (s *FileStore) Clear() error {
 }
 
 func (s *FileStore) Close() error {
+	close(s.quit)
+
 	s.wm.Lock()
 	s.rm.Lock()
 
@@ -267,6 +275,27 @@ func (s *FileStore) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *FileStore) checkTableReaders() {
+	t := time.NewTicker(60 * time.Second)
+	defer t.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-t.C:
+			s.rm.Lock()
+
+			for _, r := range s.rs {
+				if !r.Keepalived() {
+					r.Close()
+				}
+			}
+
+			s.rm.Unlock()
+		case <-s.quit:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *FileStore) load() error {
 	fs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(s.base)
 	if err != nil {