diff --git a/cmd/wgmeshd/configuration.yaml b/cmd/wgmeshd/configuration.yaml
index 103e958..bde7ff8 100644
--- a/cmd/wgmeshd/configuration.yaml
+++ b/cmd/wgmeshd/configuration.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ syncRate: 1
 interClusterChance: 0.15
 branchRate: 3
 infectionCount: 3
-keepAliveTime: 60
\ No newline at end of file
+keepAliveTime: 10
+pruneTime: 20
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/wgmeshd/main.go b/cmd/wgmeshd/main.go
index c879d07..facc6bf 100644
--- a/cmd/wgmeshd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/wgmeshd/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	ctrlserver "github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/ipc"
 	logging "github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/mesh"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/robin"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/sync"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/timestamp"
@@ -44,12 +45,13 @@ func main() {
 		SyncProvider: &syncProvider,
 		Client:       client,
 	}
-
 	ctrlServer, err := ctrlserver.NewCtrlServer(&ctrlServerParams)
+
 	syncProvider.Server = ctrlServer
 	syncRequester := sync.NewSyncRequester(ctrlServer)
 	syncScheduler := sync.NewSyncScheduler(ctrlServer, syncRequester)
 	timestampScheduler := timestamp.NewTimestampScheduler(ctrlServer)
+	pruneScheduler := mesh.NewPruner(ctrlServer.MeshManager, *conf)
 
 	robinIpcParams := robin.RobinIpcParams{
 		CtrlServer: ctrlServer,
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 	go ipc.RunIpcHandler(&robinIpc)
 	go syncScheduler.Run()
 	go timestampScheduler.Run()
+	go pruneScheduler.Run()
 
 	closeResources := func() {
 		logging.Log.WriteInfof("Closing resources")
diff --git a/pkg/automerge/automerge.go b/pkg/automerge/automerge.go
index 1443a9a..3d20024 100644
--- a/pkg/automerge/automerge.go
+++ b/pkg/automerge/automerge.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) AddNode(node mesh.MeshNode) {
 		panic("node must be of type *MeshNodeCrdt")
 	}
 
+	crdt.Routes = make(map[string]interface{})
+
 	crdt.Timestamp = time.Now().Unix()
 	c.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Set(crdt.HostEndpoint, crdt)
-	nodeVal, _ := c.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(crdt.HostEndpoint)
-	nodeVal.Map().Set("routes", automerge.NewMap())
 }
 
 // GetMesh(): Converts the document into a struct
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) AddRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -212,63 +211,53 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetSyncer() mesh.MeshSyncer {
 	return NewAutomergeSync(m)
 }
 
-// getHealthMap returns the health map from the automerge CRDT
-func (m *CrdtMeshManager) getHealthMap(nodeId string) (*automerge.Map, error) {
-	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if node.Kind() != automerge.KindMap {
-		return nil, errors.New("node should be a map")
-	}
-
-	nodeMap := node.Map()
-
-	health, err := nodeMap.Get("health")
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if health.Kind() != automerge.KindMap {
-		return nil, errors.New("health should be a map")
-	}
-
-	healthMap := health.Map()
-	return healthMap, nil
-}
-
-// DecrementHealth: indicates that the current node has voted that the health is down
-func (m *CrdtMeshManager) DecrementHealth(nodeId string, selfId string) error {
-	healthMap, err := m.getHealthMap(nodeId)
+func (m *CrdtMeshManager) Prune(pruneTime int) error {
+	nodes, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Get()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = healthMap.Set(selfId, struct{}{})
-
-	if err != nil {
-		logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
+	if nodes.Kind() != automerge.KindMap {
+		return errors.New("node must be a map")
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
-
-// IncrementHealth: indicates that the current node thinks that the noden is up
-func (m *CrdtMeshManager) IncrementHealth(nodeId string, selfId string) error {
-	healthMap, err := m.getHealthMap(nodeId)
+	values, err := nodes.Map().Values()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = healthMap.Delete(selfId)
+	deletionNodes := make([]string, 0)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
+	for nodeId, node := range values {
+		if node.Kind() != automerge.KindMap {
+			return errors.New("node must be a map")
+		}
+
+		nodeMap := node.Map()
+
+		timeStamp, err := nodeMap.Get("timestamp")
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if timeStamp.Kind() != automerge.KindInt64 {
+			return errors.New("timestamp is not int64")
+		}
+
+		timeValue := timeStamp.Int64()
+		nowValue := time.Now().Unix()
+
+		if nowValue-timeValue >= int64(pruneTime) {
+			deletionNodes = append(deletionNodes, nodeId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, node := range deletionNodes {
+		logging.Log.WriteInfof("Pruning %s", node)
+		nodes.Map().Delete(node)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -322,10 +311,6 @@ func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetIdentifier() string {
 	return strings.Join(constituents, ":")
 }
 
-func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetHealth() int {
-	return len(m.Health)
-}
-
 func (m *MeshCrdt) GetNodes() map[string]mesh.MeshNode {
 	nodes := make(map[string]mesh.MeshNode)
 
diff --git a/pkg/automerge/types.go b/pkg/automerge/types.go
index f4216e9..60315fe 100644
--- a/pkg/automerge/types.go
+++ b/pkg/automerge/types.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ type MeshNodeCrdt struct {
 	Timestamp    int64                  `automerge:"timestamp"`
 	Routes       map[string]interface{} `automerge:"routes"`
 	Description  string                 `automerge:"description"`
-	Health       map[string]interface{} `automerge:"health"`
 }
 
 // MeshCrdt: Represents the mesh network as a whole
diff --git a/pkg/conf/conf.go b/pkg/conf/conf.go
index 146d479..26e1dfb 100644
--- a/pkg/conf/conf.go
+++ b/pkg/conf/conf.go
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ type WgMeshConfiguration struct {
 	BranchRate int `yaml:"branchRate"`
 	// InfectionCount number of times we sync before we can no longer catch the udpate
 	InfectionCount int `yaml:"infectionCount"`
-	// KeepAliveTime
+	// KeepAliveTime number of seconds before we update node indicating that we are still alive
 	KeepAliveTime int `yaml:"keepAliveTime"`
-	// Timeout number of seconds before we update node indicating that we are still alive
+	// Timeout number of seconds before we consider the node as dead
 	Timeout int `yaml:"timeout"`
+	// PruneTime number of seconds before we consider the 'node' as dead
+	PruneTime int `yaml:"pruneTime"`
 }
 
 func ValidateConfiguration(c *WgMeshConfiguration) error {
@@ -110,9 +112,21 @@ func ValidateConfiguration(c *WgMeshConfiguration) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if c.Timeout <= 1 {
+	if c.Timeout < 1 {
 		return &WgMeshConfigurationError{
-			msg: "Timeout should be less than or equal to 1",
+			msg: "Timeout should be greater than or equal to 1",
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.PruneTime <= 1 {
+		return &WgMeshConfigurationError{
+			msg: "Prune time cannot be <= 1",
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.KeepAliveTime <= 1 {
+		return &WgMeshConfigurationError{
+			msg: "Prune time cannot be less than keep alive time",
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/conf/conf_test.go b/pkg/conf/conf_test.go
index ba7b665..f6436bf 100644
--- a/pkg/conf/conf_test.go
+++ b/pkg/conf/conf_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ func getExampleConfiguration() *WgMeshConfiguration {
 		SyncRate:             1,
 		InterClusterChance:   0.1,
 		BranchRate:           2,
-		KeepAliveTime:        1,
+		KeepAliveTime:        4,
 		InfectionCount:       1,
+		Timeout:              2,
+		PruneTime:            20,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -128,3 +130,36 @@ func TestValidCOnfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := getExampleConfiguration()
+	conf.Timeout = 0
+
+	err := ValidateConfiguration(conf)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal(`error should be thrown`)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPruneTimeZero(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := getExampleConfiguration()
+	conf.PruneTime = 0
+
+	err := ValidateConfiguration(conf)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf(`Error should be thrown`)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPruneTimeLessThanKeepAliveTime(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := getExampleConfiguration()
+	conf.PruneTime = 1
+
+	err := ValidateConfiguration(conf)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf(`Error should be thrown`)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lib/timer.go b/pkg/lib/timer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc0d9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lib/timer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package lib
+
+import "time"
+
+type TimerFunc = func() error
+
+type Timer struct {
+	f          TimerFunc
+	quit       chan struct{}
+	updateRate int
+}
+
+func (t *Timer) Run() error {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(t.updateRate) * time.Second)
+
+	t.quit = make(chan struct{})
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			err := t.f()
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case <-t.quit:
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Timer) Stop() error {
+	close(t.quit)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewTimer(f TimerFunc, updateRate int) *Timer {
+	return &Timer{
+		f:          f,
+		updateRate: updateRate,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/mesh/manager.go b/pkg/mesh/manager.go
index 5b85f6c..ed3698f 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/manager.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type MeshManager interface {
 	UpdateTimeStamp() error
 	GetClient() *wgctrl.Client
 	GetMeshes() map[string]MeshProvider
+	Prune() error
 }
 
 type MeshManagerImpl struct {
@@ -46,6 +47,19 @@ type MeshManagerImpl struct {
 	interfaceManipulator wg.WgInterfaceManipulator
 }
 
+// Prune implements MeshManager.
+func (m *MeshManagerImpl) Prune() error {
+	for _, mesh := range m.Meshes {
+		err := mesh.Prune(m.conf.PruneTime)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CreateMesh: Creates a new mesh, stores it and returns the mesh id
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) CreateMesh(devName string, port int) (string, error) {
 	meshId, err := m.idGenerator.GetId()
@@ -216,7 +230,7 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) LeaveMesh(meshId string) error {
 	_, exists := s.Meshes[meshId]
 
 	if !exists {
-		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId))
+		return fmt.Errorf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId)
 	}
 
 	// For now just delete the mesh with the ID.
@@ -228,7 +242,7 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetSelf(meshId string) (MeshNode, error) {
 	meshInstance, ok := s.Meshes[meshId]
 
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId)
 	}
 
 	snapshot, err := meshInstance.GetMesh()
diff --git a/pkg/mesh/pruner.go b/pkg/mesh/pruner.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..904bf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/mesh/pruner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package mesh
+
+import (
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/conf"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/lib"
+)
+
+func pruneFunction(m MeshManager) lib.TimerFunc {
+	return func() error {
+		return m.Prune()
+	}
+}
+
+func NewPruner(m MeshManager, conf conf.WgMeshConfiguration) *lib.Timer {
+	return lib.NewTimer(pruneFunction(m), conf.PruneTime/2)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/mesh/stub_types.go b/pkg/mesh/stub_types.go
index 9605d88..aa3de11 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/stub_types.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/stub_types.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ type MeshNodeStub struct {
 	description  string
 }
 
-// GetHealth implements MeshNode.
-func (*MeshNodeStub) GetHealth() int {
-	return 5
-}
-
 func (m *MeshNodeStub) GetHostEndpoint() string {
 	return m.hostEndpoint
 }
@@ -71,13 +66,8 @@ type MeshProviderStub struct {
 	snapshot *MeshSnapshotStub
 }
 
-// DecrementHealth implements MeshProvider.
-func (*MeshProviderStub) DecrementHealth(nodeId string, selfId string) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-// IncrementHealth implements MeshProvider.
-func (*MeshProviderStub) IncrementHealth(nodeId string, selfId string) error {
+// Prune implements MeshProvider.
+func (*MeshProviderStub) Prune(pruneAmount int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -169,10 +159,18 @@ func (a *MeshConfigApplyerStub) RemovePeers(meshId string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *MeshConfigApplyerStub) SetMeshManager(manager MeshManager) {
+}
+
 type MeshManagerStub struct {
 	meshes map[string]MeshProvider
 }
 
+// Prune implements MeshManager.
+func (*MeshManagerStub) Prune() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func NewMeshManagerStub() MeshManager {
 	return &MeshManagerStub{meshes: make(map[string]MeshProvider)}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/mesh/types.go b/pkg/mesh/types.go
index ef6e1e5..7bffd88 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/types.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/types.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ type MeshNode interface {
 	GetIdentifier() string
 	// GetDescription: returns the description for this node
 	GetDescription() string
-	// GetHealth: returns the health score for this mesh node
-	GetHealth() int
 }
 
 type MeshSnapshot interface {
@@ -70,12 +68,9 @@ type MeshProvider interface {
 	GetSyncer() MeshSyncer
 	// SetDescription: sets the description of this automerge data type
 	SetDescription(nodeId string, description string) error
-	// DecrementHealth: indicates that the node with selfId thinks that the node
-	// is down
-	DecrementHealth(nodeId string, selfId string) error
-	// IncrementHealth: indicates that the node is up and so increment the health of the
-	// node
-	IncrementHealth(nodeId string, selfId string) error
+	// Prune: prunes all nodes that have not updated their timestamp in
+	// pruneAmount seconds
+	Prune(pruneAmount int) error
 }
 
 // HostParameters contains the IDs of a node
diff --git a/pkg/query/query.go b/pkg/query/query.go
index 95372b3..0978f08 100644
--- a/pkg/query/query.go
+++ b/pkg/query/query.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ type QueryNode struct {
 	Timestamp    int64    `json:"timestmap"`
 	Description  string   `json:"description"`
 	Routes       []string `json:"routes"`
-	Health       int      `json:"health"`
 }
 
 func (m *QueryError) Error() string {
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ func meshNodeToQueryNode(node mesh.MeshNode) *QueryNode {
 	queryNode.Timestamp = node.GetTimeStamp()
 	queryNode.Routes = node.GetRoutes()
 	queryNode.Description = node.GetDescription()
-	queryNode.Health = node.GetHealth()
 	return queryNode
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sync/syncererror.go b/pkg/sync/syncererror.go
index 7a5b529..4458c9c 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/syncererror.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/syncererror.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ func (s *SyncErrorHandlerImpl) incrementFailedCount(meshId string, endpoint stri
 		return false
 	}
 
-	self, err := s.meshManager.GetSelf(meshId)
+	// self, err := s.meshManager.GetSelf(meshId)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
+	// if err != nil {
+	// return false
+	// }
 
-	mesh.DecrementHealth(meshId, self.GetHostEndpoint())
+	// mesh.DecrementHealth(endpoint, self.GetHostEndpoint())
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go b/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go
index 221544e..3c40d72 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go
@@ -100,18 +100,6 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) SyncMesh(meshId, endpoint string) error {
 		return s.handleErr(meshId, endpoint, err)
 	}
 
-	self, err := s.server.MeshManager.GetSelf(mesh.GetMeshId())
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = mesh.IncrementHealth(meshId, self.GetHostEndpoint())
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	logging.Log.WriteInfof("Synced with node: %s meshId: %s\n", endpoint, meshId)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sync/syncscheduler.go b/pkg/sync/syncscheduler.go
index 8d0856e..ddec396 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/syncscheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/syncscheduler.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package sync
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
-	logging "github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/lib"
 )
 
 // SyncScheduler: Loops through all nodes in the mesh and runs a schedule to
@@ -22,34 +20,13 @@ type SyncSchedulerImpl struct {
 }
 
 // Run implements SyncScheduler.
-func (s *SyncSchedulerImpl) Run() error {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(s.server.Conf.SyncRate) * time.Second)
-
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-	s.quit = quit
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			err := s.syncer.SyncMeshes()
-
-			if err != nil {
-				logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
-			}
-			break
-		case <-quit:
-			break
-		}
+func syncFunction(syncer Syncer) lib.TimerFunc {
+	return func() error {
+		return syncer.SyncMeshes()
 	}
 }
 
-// Stop implements SyncScheduler.
-func (s *SyncSchedulerImpl) Stop() error {
-	close(s.quit)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func NewSyncScheduler(s *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer, syncRequester SyncRequester) SyncScheduler {
+func NewSyncScheduler(s *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer, syncRequester SyncRequester) *lib.Timer {
 	syncer := NewSyncer(s.MeshManager, s.Conf, syncRequester)
-	return &SyncSchedulerImpl{server: s, syncer: syncer}
+	return lib.NewTimer(syncFunction(syncer), int(s.Conf.SyncRate))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/timestamp.go b/pkg/timestamp/timestamp.go
index 0ca38e9..4c41289 100644
--- a/pkg/timestamp/timestamp.go
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/timestamp.go
@@ -1,51 +1,14 @@
 package timestamp
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
-	logging "github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/log"
-	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/mesh"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/lib"
 )
 
-type TimestampScheduler interface {
-	Run() error
-	Stop() error
-}
-
-type TimeStampSchedulerImpl struct {
-	meshManager mesh.MeshManager
-	updateRate  int
-	quit        chan struct{}
-}
-
-func (s *TimeStampSchedulerImpl) Run() error {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(s.updateRate) * time.Second)
-
-	s.quit = make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			err := s.meshManager.UpdateTimeStamp()
-
-			if err != nil {
-				logging.Log.WriteErrorf("Update Timestamp Error: %s", err.Error())
-			}
-		case <-s.quit:
-			break
-		}
+func NewTimestampScheduler(ctrlServer *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer) lib.Timer {
+	timerFunc := func() error {
+		return ctrlServer.MeshManager.UpdateTimeStamp()
 	}
-}
 
-func NewTimestampScheduler(ctrlServer *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer) TimestampScheduler {
-	return &TimeStampSchedulerImpl{
-		meshManager: ctrlServer.MeshManager,
-		updateRate:  ctrlServer.Conf.KeepAliveTime,
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *TimeStampSchedulerImpl) Stop() error {
-	close(s.quit)
-	return nil
+	return *lib.NewTimer(timerFunc, ctrlServer.Conf.KeepAliveTime)
 }