diff --git a/src/CNShardServer.cpp b/src/CNShardServer.cpp
index fbc8294..134ea36 100644
--- a/src/CNShardServer.cpp
+++ b/src/CNShardServer.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CNShardServer::CNShardServer(uint16_t p) {
     port = p;
     pHandler = &CNShardServer::handlePacket;
     REGISTER_SHARD_TIMER(keepAliveTimer, 2000);
+    REGISTER_SHARD_TIMER(periodicSaveTimer, settings::DBSAVEINTERVAL*1000);
     init();
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ void CNShardServer::keepAliveTimer(CNServer* serv,  uint64_t currTime) {
     }
 }
 
+void CNShardServer::periodicSaveTimer(CNServer* serv, uint64_t currTime) {
+    auto cachedPlayers = PlayerManager::players;
+        for (auto pair : cachedPlayers) {
+            Database::updatePlayer(*pair.second.plr);
+        }
+}
+
 void CNShardServer::newConnection(CNSocket* cns) {
     cns->setActiveKey(SOCKETKEY_E); // by default they accept keys encrypted with the default key
 }
diff --git a/src/CNShardServer.hpp b/src/CNShardServer.hpp
index 56f6303..3ced4fd 100644
--- a/src/CNShardServer.hpp
+++ b/src/CNShardServer.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ private:
     static void handlePacket(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data);
 
     static void keepAliveTimer(CNServer*, uint64_t);
+    static void periodicSaveTimer(CNServer* serv, uint64_t currTime);
 
 public:
     static std::map<uint32_t, PacketHandler> ShardPackets;
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index f6cd64b..1309207 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ int settings::VERBOSITY = 1;
 
 int settings::LOGINPORT = 8001;
 bool settings::APPROVEALLNAMES = true;
+int settings::DBSAVEINTERVAL = 240;
 
 int settings::SHARDPORT = 8002;
 std::string settings::SHARDSERVERIP = "127.0.0.1";
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ void settings::init() {
     }
 
     APPROVEALLNAMES = reader.GetBoolean("", "acceptallcustomnames", APPROVEALLNAMES);
-    VERBOSITY = reader.GetInteger("", "verbosity", VERBOSITY);
+    VERBOSITY = reader.GetInteger("", "verbosity", VERBOSITY);    
     LOGINPORT = reader.GetInteger("login", "port", LOGINPORT);
     SHARDPORT = reader.GetInteger("shard", "port", SHARDPORT);
     SHARDSERVERIP = reader.Get("shard", "ip", "127.0.0.1");
+    DBSAVEINTERVAL = reader.GetInteger("shard", "dbsaveinterval", DBSAVEINTERVAL);
     PLAYERDISTANCE = reader.GetInteger("shard", "playerdistance", PLAYERDISTANCE);
     NPCDISTANCE = reader.GetInteger("shard", "npcdistance", NPCDISTANCE);
     SPAWN_X = reader.GetInteger("shard", "spawnx", SPAWN_X);
diff --git a/src/settings.hpp b/src/settings.hpp
index de8121b..ae04f54 100644
--- a/src/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/settings.hpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 namespace settings {
     extern int VERBOSITY;
     extern int LOGINPORT;
-    extern bool LOGINRANDCHARACTERS;
     extern bool APPROVEALLNAMES;
+    extern int DBSAVEINTERVAL;
     extern int SHARDPORT;
     extern std::string SHARDSERVERIP;
     extern int PLAYERDISTANCE;