diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index ea92759b..e1e39f3a 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
   * [#161] Updated IOS-XR SSHCollector
   * [#165] Mention system clock in docs
+  * [#164] Workers should restart periodically
 
   [BUG FIXES]
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Common.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Common.pm
index 437be666..ff232cc7 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Common.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Common.pm
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ sub worker_body {
       };
 
       $self->close_job($job);
+
+      # restart worker once a day.
+      # relies on the worker seeing a job at least every hour.
+      my $hour = [localtime()]->[2];
+      if ($wid and (($wid % 24) == $hour)) {
+          $self->exit(0, "recycling worker $wid");
+      }
   }
 }