diff --git a/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/BuildConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/BuildConfiguration.java
index f59e177..140b566 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/BuildConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/BuildConfiguration.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public final class BuildConfiguration {
     // Verbose logging
     public static final boolean provideVerboseLoggingForSpellingHelpers = false;
     public static final boolean provideVerboseLoggingForSpellingCompletions = false;
+    public static final boolean announceSchedulingActionsInLogIfPlayers = true;
+    public static final boolean announceSchedulingActionsInLogIfAlone = true;
 
     // Command configuration
     // -> /msg & /reply
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/Scheduler.java b/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/Scheduler.java
index 49858ca..154f9c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/Scheduler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/pickshadow/plugin/Scheduler.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
  */
 package de.pickshadow.plugin;
 
+import de.pickshadow.plugin.classes.Configuration;
 import de.pickshadow.plugin.classes.logger.LoggerInstanceImpl;
+import de.pickshadow.plugin.utils.Miscellaneous;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -26,18 +28,68 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 public class Scheduler {
     LoggerInstanceImpl logger;
 
+    // Keeps track on how many times the scheduler has been run
+    // Normally this isn't required, this however prevents duplicate
+    // scheduler calls in case /pssp scheduler <timeframe> is used.
+    public int execsMinutely = 0;
+    public int execsHourly = 0;
+
     public void initializeScheduler() {
         logger = ObjHolder.logger.getInstance(getClass());
-        logger.verb("Scheduling tasks");
-        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(ObjHolder.main, this::runMinuteTasks, 1200L);
+        logger.verb("Initializing scheduler");
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(ObjHolder.main, () -> runMinuteTasks(execsMinutely), 1200L);
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(ObjHolder.main, () -> runHourTasks(execsHourly), 72000L);
     }
 
-    public void runMinuteTasks() {
-        logger.diag("Running minutely tasks");
+    public void runMinuteTasks(int execs) {
+        // If execution count does not match return
+        if (execs != execsMinutely) return;
+
+        // Print announcement
+        printTaskAnnouncement("minutely");
+
+        // Increase execution count to prevent additional calls
+        execsMinutely++;
+
+
         // Save player data
         for (UUID uuid : ObjHolder.playerDataLoader.getLoadedUUIDs()) ObjHolder.playerDataLoader.savePlayerData(uuid);
 
+
         // Schedule
-        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(ObjHolder.main, this::runMinuteTasks, 1200L);
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(ObjHolder.main, () -> runMinuteTasks(execsMinutely), 1200L);
+    }
+
+    public void runHourTasks(int execs) {
+        // If execution count does not match return
+        if (execs != execsHourly) return;
+
+        // Print announcement
+        printTaskAnnouncement("hourly");
+
+        // Increase execution count to prevent additional calls
+        execsHourly++;
+
+        // Reload configuration file
+        Configuration newConfig = ObjHolder.configLoader.loadConfig();
+        if (newConfig == null) {
+            logger.error("Unable to reload configuration file automatically");
+        } else {
+            ObjHolder.config = newConfig;
+        }
+
+
+        // Run garbage collection (old gen gc)
+        Miscellaneous.threadedGc();
+
+
+        // Schedule
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(ObjHolder.main, () -> runHourTasks(execsHourly), 72000L);
+    }
+
+    private void printTaskAnnouncement(String timeframe) {
+        if (Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().isEmpty() && !BuildConfiguration.announceSchedulingActionsInLogIfAlone) return;
+        if (!Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().isEmpty() && !BuildConfiguration.announceSchedulingActionsInLogIfPlayers) return;
+        logger.diag("Running " + timeframe + " tasks");
     }
 }