diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 519fe7782..a70f1baa3 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import * as watch from './watch.js';
 
 log.info('🗿 npm ↔️ Algolia replication starts ⛷ 🐌 🛰');
 
+const KILL_PROCESS_EVERY_MS = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // every 12 hours
+
 /**
  * Main process
  *   - Bootstrap: will index the whole list of packages (if needed)
@@ -18,6 +20,16 @@ log.info('🗿 npm ↔️ Algolia replication starts ⛷ 🐌 🛰');
  */
 async function main() {
   const start = Date.now();
+
+  // We schedule to kill the process:
+  //  - reset cache
+  //  - maybe retrigger bootstrap
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    log.info('👋  Scheduled process cleaning');
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-process-exit
+    process.exit(0);
+  }, KILL_PROCESS_EVERY_MS);
+
   // first we make sure the bootstrap index has the correct settings
   log.info('💪  Setting up Algolia');
   const {