diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index a5f321c9e..189a197b3 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ from shares import outboxShareUpload
 from shares import outboxUndoShareUpload
 from shares import addShare
 from shares import removeShare
+from shares import expireShares
 from utils import getNicknameFromActor
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
 from utils import getStatusNumber
@@ -4623,6 +4624,13 @@ def runPostsQueue(baseDir: str,sendThreads: [],debug: bool) -> None:
         time.sleep(1)
         removeDormantThreads(baseDir,sendThreads,debug)
 
+def runSharesExpire(baseDir: str) -> None:
+    """Expires shares as needed
+    """
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(120)
+        expireShares(baseDir)
+
 def runPostsWatchdog(projectVersion: str,httpd) -> None:
     """This tries to keep the posts thread running even if it dies
     """
@@ -4637,6 +4645,20 @@ def runPostsWatchdog(projectVersion: str,httpd) -> None:
             httpd.thrPostsQueue.start()
             print('Restarting posts queue...')
 
+def runSharesExpireWatchdog(projectVersion: str,httpd) -> None:
+    """This tries to keep the shares expiry thread running even if it dies
+    """
+    print('Starting shares expiry watchdog')
+    sharesExpireOriginal=httpd.thrSharesExpire.clone(runSharesExpire)
+    httpd.thrSharesExpire.start()
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(20) 
+        if not httpd.thrSharesExpire.isAlive():
+            httpd.thrSharesExpire.kill()
+            httpd.thrSharesExpire=sharesExpireOriginal.clone(runSharesExpire)
+            httpd.thrSharesExpire.start()
+            print('Restarting shares expiry...')
+
 def runDaemon(projectVersion, \
               instanceId,clientToServer: bool, \
               baseDir: str,domain: str, \
@@ -4789,6 +4811,18 @@ def runDaemon(projectVersion, \
     else:
         httpd.thrPostsQueue.start()
 
+    print('Creating expire thread for shared items')
+    httpd.thrSharesExpire= \
+        threadWithTrace(target=runSharesExpire, \
+                        args=(baseDir),daemon=True)
+    if not unitTest: 
+        httpd.thrSharesExpireWatchdog= \
+            threadWithTrace(target=runSharesExpireWatchdog, \
+                            args=(projectVersion,httpd),daemon=True)        
+        httpd.thrSharesExpireWatchdog.start()
+    else:
+        httpd.thrSharesExpire.start()
+
     print('Creating inbox queue')
     httpd.thrInboxQueue= \
         threadWithTrace(target=runInboxQueue, \
diff --git a/shares.py b/shares.py
index 231a84430..86964d3ac 100644
--- a/shares.py
+++ b/shares.py
@@ -172,7 +172,18 @@ def addShare(baseDir: str, \
             time.sleep(1)
             tries+=1
 
-def expireShares(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str) -> None:
+def expireShares(baseDir: str) -> None:
+    """Removes expired items from shares
+    """
+    for subdir,dirs,files in os.walk(baseDir+'/accounts'):
+        for account in dirs:
+            if '@' not in account:
+                continue
+            nickname=account.split('@')[0]
+            domain=account.split('@')[1]
+            expireSharesForAccount(baseDir,nickname,domain)
+
+def expireSharesForAccount(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str) -> None:
     """Removes expired items from shares
     """
     handleDomain=domain
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ def expireShares(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str) -> None:
                     sharesJson=commentjson.load(fp)
                     break
             except Exception as e:
-                print('WARN: commentjson exception expireShares - '+e)
+                print('WARN: commentjson exception expireSharesForAccount - '+e)
                 time.sleep(1)
                 tries+=1
         if sharesJson:
@@ -216,7 +227,7 @@ def expireShares(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str) -> None:
                             commentjson.dump(sharesJson, fp, indent=4, sort_keys=False)
                             break
                     except Exception as e:
-                        print(e)
+                        print('WARN: commentjson exception expireSharesForAccount 2 - '+e)
                         time.sleep(1)
                         tries+=1