diff --git a/server/src/net.rs b/server/src/net.rs
index 6516a0b8..3e8df851 100644
--- a/server/src/net.rs
+++ b/server/src/net.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::env;
-use std::thread::spawn;
+use std::thread::{spawn, sleep};
+use std::time::{Duration};
 
 use actix_web::{middleware, web, App, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
 use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
@@ -7,18 +8,16 @@ use actix_web::http::{Cookie};
 use actix_web::cookie::{SameSite};
 use actix_cors::Cors;
 
-use actix::prelude::*;
-
 use r2d2::{Pool};
 use r2d2::{PooledConnection};
 use r2d2_postgres::{TlsMode, PostgresConnectionManager};
 
 use rpc::{RpcErrorResponse, AccountLoginParams, AccountCreateParams};
-use warden::{Warden};
-use pubsub::{PubSub, pg_listen};
+use warden::{warden};
+use pubsub::{pg_listen};
 use ws::{connect};
 use account::{account_login, account_create, account_from_token, account_set_token};
-use payments::{PaymentProcessor, post_stripe_event};
+use payments::{post_stripe_event};
 
 pub type Db = PooledConnection<PostgresConnectionManager>;
 pub type PgPool = Pool<PostgresConnectionManager>;
@@ -141,8 +140,7 @@ fn create_pool(url: String) -> Pool<PostgresConnectionManager> {
 
 pub struct State {
     pub pool: PgPool,
-    pub payments: Addr<PaymentProcessor>,
-    pub pubsub: Addr<PubSub>,
+    // pub pubsub: PubSub,
     secure: bool,
 }
 
@@ -151,13 +149,18 @@ pub fn start() {
         .expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
     let pool = create_pool(database_url);
 
-    let _system = System::new("mnml");
-    let _warden = Warden::new(pool.clone()).start();
-
-    let payments = PaymentProcessor::new(pool.clone()).start();
+    let warden_pool = pool.clone();
+    spawn(move || {
+        loop {
+            let db_connection = warden_pool.get().expect("unable to get db connection");
+            if let Err(e) = warden(db_connection) {
+                info!("{:?}", e);
+            }
+            sleep(Duration::new(1, 0));
+        }
+    });
 
     let pubsub_pool = pool.clone();
-    let pubsub = Supervisor::start(move |_| PubSub::new());
     spawn(move || loop {
         let pubsub_conn = pubsub_pool.get().expect("could not get pubsub pg connection");
         match pg_listen(pubsub_conn) {
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn start() {
     });
 
     HttpServer::new(move || App::new()
-        .data(State { pool: pool.clone(), secure: false, payments: payments.clone(), pubsub: pubsub.clone() })
+        .data(State { pool: pool.clone(), secure: false })
         .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
         .wrap(Cors::new().supports_credentials())
         .service(web::resource("/api/login").route(web::post().to(login)))
diff --git a/server/src/payments.rs b/server/src/payments.rs
index 020b6347..17a1c371 100644
--- a/server/src/payments.rs
+++ b/server/src/payments.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse};
-use actix::prelude::*;
 use postgres::transaction::Transaction;
 
 use failure::Error;
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ impl StripeData {
 
 }
 
-fn stripe_checkout_mtx(session: CheckoutSession) -> Result<Vec<StripeData>, Error> {
+fn stripe_checkout_data(session: CheckoutSession) -> Result<Vec<StripeData>, Error> {
     let account = match session.client_reference_id {
         Some(ref a) => Uuid::parse_str(a)?,
         None => {
@@ -105,88 +104,39 @@ fn stripe_checkout_mtx(session: CheckoutSession) -> Result<Vec<StripeData>, Erro
     return Ok(items);
 }
 
-pub struct PaymentProcessor {
-    pool: PgPool,
-}
-
-impl Actor for PaymentProcessor {
-    type Context = Context<Self>;
-
-    fn started(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
-        info!("PaymentProcessor started");
-    }
-
-    fn stopped(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-       println!("PaymentProcessor is stopped");
-    }
-}
-
-impl Supervised for PaymentProcessor {
-    fn restarting(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<PaymentProcessor>) {
-        warn!("PaymentProcessor restarting");
-    }
-}
-
-impl PaymentProcessor {
-    pub fn new(pool: PgPool) -> PaymentProcessor {
-        PaymentProcessor { pool }
-    }
-
-    fn process_stripe(&mut self, msg: StripeEvent) -> Result<Vec<StripeData>, Error> {
-        let event = msg.0;
-        match event.data.object {
-            EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => {
-                let data = match stripe_checkout_mtx(s) {
-                    Ok(data) => data,
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!("{:?}", e);
-                        return Err(e);
-                    }
-                };
-
-                let connection = self.pool.get()?;
-                let mut tx = connection.transaction()?;
-
-                for item in data.iter() {
-                    item.side_effects(&mut tx)?;
-                    item.persist(&mut tx)?;
+fn process_stripe(event: Event, pool: &PgPool) -> Result<Vec<StripeData>, Error> {
+    info!("stripe event {:?}", event);
+    match event.data.object {
+        EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => {
+            let data = match stripe_checkout_data(s) {
+                Ok(data) => data,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("{:?}", e);
+                    return Err(e);
                 }
+            };
 
-                tx.commit()?;
-                Ok(data)
-            },
-            _ => {
-                error!("unhandled stripe event {:?}", event);
-                Err(err_msg("UnhanldedEvent"))
-            },
-        }
-    }
+            let connection = pool.get()?;
+            let mut tx = connection.transaction()?;
 
-}
-
-struct StripeEvent(Event);
-impl Message for StripeEvent {
-    type Result = Result<Vec<StripeData>, Error>;
-}
-
-impl Handler<StripeEvent> for PaymentProcessor {
-    type Result = Result<Vec<StripeData>, Error>;
-
-    fn handle(&mut self, msg: StripeEvent, _ctx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self::Result {
-        match self.process_stripe(msg) {
-            Ok(data) => Ok(data),
-            Err(e) => {
-                error!("{:?}", e);
-                Err(e)
+            for item in data.iter() {
+                item.side_effects(&mut tx)?;
+                item.persist(&mut tx)?;
             }
-        }
+
+            tx.commit()?;
+            Ok(data)
+        },
+        _ => {
+            error!("unhandled stripe event {:?}", event);
+            Err(err_msg("UnhanldedEvent"))
+        },
     }
 }
 
 pub fn post_stripe_event(state: web::Data<State>, body: web::Json::<Event>) -> Result<HttpResponse, MnmlHttpError> {
     let event: Event = body.into_inner();
-    info!("stripe event {:?}", event);
-    state.payments.try_send(StripeEvent(event)).or(Err(MnmlHttpError::ServerError))?;
+    process_stripe(event, &state.pool).or(Err(MnmlHttpError::ServerError))?;
     Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().finish())
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +157,7 @@ mod tests {
             .expect("could not deserialize");
 
         let data = match event.data.object {
-            EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => stripe_checkout_mtx(s).expect("purchase error"),
+            EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => stripe_checkout_data(s).expect("purchase error"),
             _ => panic!("unknown event obj"),
         };
 
@@ -233,7 +183,7 @@ mod tests {
             .expect("could not deserialize");
 
         let data = match event.data.object {
-            EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => stripe_checkout_mtx(s).expect("subscription error"),
+            EventObject::CheckoutSession(s) => stripe_checkout_data(s).expect("subscription error"),
             _ => panic!("unknown event obj"),
         };
 
diff --git a/server/src/pubsub.rs b/server/src/pubsub.rs
index efa009f6..afe6fe86 100644
--- a/server/src/pubsub.rs
+++ b/server/src/pubsub.rs
@@ -1,45 +1,8 @@
 // Db Commons
 use fallible_iterator::{FallibleIterator};
 use postgres::error::Error;
-use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use net::{Db};
-use ws::{WsEvent};
-
-pub struct PubSub;
-
-impl Actor for PubSub {
-    type Context = Context<Self>;
-
-    fn started(&mut self, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
-        info!("PubSub started");
-    }
-
-    fn stopped(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-       println!("PubSub is stopped");
-    }
-}
-
-impl Supervised for PubSub {
-    fn restarting(&mut self, _ctx: &mut Context<PubSub>) {
-        warn!("pubsub restarting");
-    }
-}
-
-impl PubSub {
-    pub fn new() -> PubSub {
-        PubSub
-    }
-}
-
-impl Handler<WsEvent> for PubSub {
-    type Result = ();
-
-    fn handle(&mut self, _msg: WsEvent, _: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self::Result {
-        info!("received ws event");
-        println!("received ws event");
-    }
-}
 
 pub fn pg_listen(connection: Db) -> Result<(), Error> {
     connection.execute("LISTEN events;", &[])?;
diff --git a/server/src/warden.rs b/server/src/warden.rs
index 8fa4a886..eb07ebe1 100644
--- a/server/src/warden.rs
+++ b/server/src/warden.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
-
 // Db Commons
 use postgres::transaction::Transaction;
 use failure::Error;
 
-use actix::prelude::*;
-
 use game::{games_need_upkeep, game_update, game_write, game_delete};
 use instance::{instances_need_upkeep, instances_idle, instance_update, instance_delete};
-use net::{Db, PgPool};
+use net::{Db};
 
 fn fetch_games(mut tx: Transaction) -> Result<Transaction, Error> {
     let games = games_need_upkeep(&mut tx)?;
@@ -43,39 +39,12 @@ fn fetch_instances(mut tx: Transaction) -> Result<Transaction, Error> {
     Ok(tx)
 }
 
-pub struct Warden {
-    pool: PgPool,
-}
+pub fn warden(db: Db) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fetch_games(db.transaction()?)?
+        .commit()?;
 
-impl Actor for Warden {
-    type Context = Context<Self>;
+    fetch_instances(db.transaction()?)?
+        .commit()?;
 
-    fn started(&mut self, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
-        self.upkeep(ctx);
-    }
-}
-
-const UPKEEP_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
-
-impl Warden {
-    pub fn new(pool: PgPool) -> Warden {
-        Warden { pool }
-    }
-
-    // once the actor has been started this fn runs
-    // it starts the heartbeat interval and keepalive
-    fn upkeep(&mut self, ctx: &mut <Warden as Actor>::Context) {
-        ctx.run_interval(UPKEEP_INTERVAL, |act, _ctx| {
-            debug!("upkeep starting");
-            let db = act.pool.get().expect("warden could not get db connection");
-
-            fetch_games(db.transaction().expect("warden tx failure"))
-                .expect("upkeep games failure")
-                .commit().expect("warden games commit failure");
-
-            fetch_instances(db.transaction().expect("warden tx failure"))
-                .expect("instances games failure")
-                .commit().expect("warden instances commit failure");
-        });
-    }
-}
+    Ok(())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/ws.rs b/server/src/ws.rs
index 844c2b7d..a615b5b4 100644
--- a/server/src/ws.rs
+++ b/server/src/ws.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
 
-use actix_web::{web, Error, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{web, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use actix_web_actors::ws;
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ impl MnmlSocket {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct WsEvent(Option<Account>);
-impl Message for WsEvent {
-    type Result = ();
-}
-
 // idk how this stuff works
 // but the args extract what you need from the incoming requests
 // this grabs