diff --git a/scripts/cleanup.sh b/scripts/cleanup.sh
index 69cb22d..72afe4c 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/cleanup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+set -x
 
 cd "${PROCESSED}" || exit 1
 empties=($(find ${PROCESSED} -size 57c))
@@ -11,3 +12,7 @@ done
 if [[ "$(find ${PROCESSED} | wc -l)" -ge 100 ]];then
   ls -1t . | tail -n +100 | xargs -r rm -vv
 fi
+
+accumulated_files=$(find $RECS_DIR -path $PROCESSED -prune -o -type f -print | wc -l)
+[ $accumulated_files -ge 10 ] && stop_core_services.sh
+echo "$(date "+%b  %e %I:%M:%S") Stopped Core Services -- Check raw recordings in $RECS_DIR" | sudo tee -a /var/log/syslog