diff --git a/src/libs/bootstrap.js b/src/libs/bootstrap.js
index cb461e6..7fb748b 100644
--- a/src/libs/bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/libs/bootstrap.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async function initDatabase(app) {
     app.db = new Database(app.conf);
     await app.db.init();
 
-    app.userDb = new Users(app.db);
+    app.userDb = new Users(app);
     app.db.users = app.userDb;
 
     app.db.factories.Network = require('../libs/dataModels/network').factory(app.db, app.crypt);
diff --git a/src/worker/messagestores/index.js b/src/worker/messagestores/index.js
index 48dc868..776c2f6 100644
--- a/src/worker/messagestores/index.js
+++ b/src/worker/messagestores/index.js
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ class MessageStores {
             await store.storeMessage(...args);
         });
     }
+
+    async purgeMessages(...args) {
+        this.stores.filter(s => s.supportsWrite).forEach(async store => {
+            await store.purgeMessages(...args);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = MessageStores;
diff --git a/src/worker/messagestores/sqlite.js b/src/worker/messagestores/sqlite.js
index e13b179..13ef476 100644
--- a/src/worker/messagestores/sqlite.js
+++ b/src/worker/messagestores/sqlite.js
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ class SqliteMessageStore {
             max: 50 * 1000 * 1000, // very roughly 50mb cache
             length: (entry, key) => key.length,
         });
+
+        this.purgerRunning = false;
+        this.purgerTimeout = 0;
+        // Max number of records to delete in one loop
+        this.purgerLimit = 1000;
+        // Delay in ms between each loop
+        this.purgerDelay = 1000;
     }
 
     async init() {
@@ -49,6 +56,13 @@ class SqliteMessageStore {
             data BLOB UNIQUE
         )`);
 
+        this.db.exec(`
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS logs_deletions (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+            user_id INTEGER,
+            before_time INTEGER
+        )`);
+
         this.stmtInsertData = this.db.prepare("INSERT INTO data(data) values(?)");
         this.stmtInsertLogWithId = this.db.prepare(`
             INSERT INTO logs (
@@ -65,6 +79,9 @@ class SqliteMessageStore {
             ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
         `);
         this.stmtGetExistingDataId = this.db.prepare("SELECT id FROM data WHERE data = ?");
+
+        // Start purging any messages defined in logs_deletions
+        this.startMessagePurger();
     }
 
     // Insert a chunk of data into the data table if it doesn't already exist, returning its ID
@@ -398,6 +415,83 @@ class SqliteMessageStore {
         this.storeQueue.push({message, upstreamCon, clientCon});
         this.storeMessageLoop();
     }
+
+    async purgeMessages(userId, beforeTime) {
+        if (!userId && !beforeTime) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let stmt = this.db.prepare(`
+        INSERT INTO logs_deletions (
+            user_id,
+            before_time
+        ) VALUES (?, ?)
+        `);
+
+        await stmt.run(userId, beforeTime);
+        await this.startMessagePurger();
+    }
+
+    async startMessagePurger() {
+        if (this.purgerRunning) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.purgerRunning = true;
+        this.messagePurger();
+    }
+
+    async messagePurger() {
+        const selectJob = this.db.prepare(`
+        SELECT
+            id,
+            user_id,
+            before_time
+        FROM logs_deletions
+        ORDER BY id ASC
+        LIMIT 1
+        `);
+
+        const job = selectJob.get();
+        if (!job) {
+            this.purgerRunning = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        l('Purging messages matching: [user_id: ' + job.user_id + ' && before_time: ' + job.before_time + ']');
+
+        const whereCond = [];
+        if (job.user_id) {
+            whereCond.push('user_id = :userId');
+        }
+        if (job.before_time) {
+            whereCond.push('time < :beforeTime');
+        }
+
+        const deleteLogs = this.db.prepare(`
+        DELETE FROM logs
+        WHERE ${whereCond.join(' AND ')}
+        AND msgid IN (
+            SELECT msgid
+            FROM logs
+            WHERE ${whereCond.join(' AND ')}
+            ORDER BY time ASC
+            LIMIT :limit
+        )`);
+        const result = deleteLogs.run({
+            userId: job.user_id,
+            beforeTime: job.before_time,
+            limit: this.purgerLimit
+        });
+
+        if (result.changes < this.purgerLimit) {
+            // Last query's changes less than limit, job complete
+            const deleteJob = this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM logs_deletions WHERE id = :jobId');
+            deleteJob.run({jobId: job.id});
+            l('Purging messages complete');
+        }
+
+        this.purgerTimeout = setTimeout(() => { this.messagePurger() }, this.purgerDelay);
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = SqliteMessageStore;
diff --git a/src/worker/users.js b/src/worker/users.js
index f53caf1..7b637ac 100644
--- a/src/worker/users.js
+++ b/src/worker/users.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ const { BncError } = require('../libs/errors');
 const tokens = require('../libs/tokens');
 
 class Users {
-    constructor(db) {
-        this.db = db;
+    constructor(app) {
+        this.app = app;
+        this.db = app.db;
     }
 
     async authUserNetwork(username, password, network) {
@@ -197,9 +198,32 @@ class Users {
     };
 
     async deleteUser(user_id) {
-        await this.db.factories.User.query().where('id', user_id).delete();
-        await this.db.factories.Network.query().where('user_id', user_id).delete();
+        // remove user tokens
         await this.db.db('user_tokens').where('user_id', user_id).delete();
+
+        if (this.app.cons) {
+            // app is running disconnect and destroy connected networks
+            const userOutCons = await this.app.cons.findUsersOutgoingConnection(user_id);
+            userOutCons.forEach((con) => {
+                con.close();
+                con.destroy();
+            });
+
+            const userInCons = await this.app.cons.findAllUsersClients(user_id);
+            userInCons.forEach((con) => {
+                con.close();
+                con.destroy();
+            });
+        } else {
+            // app is not running remove user's connections from db
+            await this.db.dbConnections('connections').where('auth_user_id', user_id).delete();
+        }
+
+        // delete networks
+        await this.db.factories.Network.query().where('user_id', user_id).delete();
+
+        // delete user
+        await this.db.factories.User.query().where('id', user_id).delete();
     }
 
     async changeUserPassword(id, password) {