diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index b6dff7ed..05abd149 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const poller = require('./poller')
 const settingsLoader = require('./settings-loader')
 const options = require('./options')
 const ofac = require('./ofac/index')
+const ofacUpdate = require('./ofac/update')
 
 const devMode = argv.dev || options.http
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ logger.info('Version: %s', version)
 
 function run () {
   let count = 0
+  let handler
 
   const errorHandler = err => {
     count += 1
@@ -28,14 +30,21 @@ function run () {
     .then(() => clearInterval(handler))
     .catch(errorHandler)
 
-  const handler = setInterval(runner, 10000)
-  return runner()
+  return loadSanctions()
+    .then(() => { handler = setInterval(runner, 10000) })
+    .then(runner)
+}
+
+function loadSanctions () {
+  logger.info('Loading sanctions DB...')
+  return ofacUpdate.update()
+    .then(() => logger.info('Sanctions DB updated'))
+    .then(ofac.load)
+    .then(() => logger.info('Sanctions DB loaded'))
 }
 
 function runOnce () {
-  logger.info('Loading sanctions DB...')
-  return ofac.load()
-    .then(settingsLoader.loadLatest)
+    return settingsLoader.loadLatest()
     .then(settings => {
       poller.start(settings)
 
diff --git a/lib/poller.js b/lib/poller.js
index a3cbb783..acddaf37 100644
--- a/lib/poller.js
+++ b/lib/poller.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ function start (__settings) {
   cashOutTx.monitorUnnotified(settings())
   pi().sweepHd()
   notifier.checkNotification(pi())
-  updateAndLoadSanctions()
 
   setInterval(() => pi().executeTrades(), TRADE_INTERVAL)
   setInterval(() => cashOutTx.monitorLiveIncoming(settings()), LIVE_INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59a6e25e..de02dd2c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
     "bitcore-lib": {
       "version": "0.15.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bitcore-lib/-/bitcore-lib-0.15.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-+SS+E4afKqt+BK7sVkKtM1m2zsI=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AeXLWhiivF6CDFzrABZHT4jJrflyylDWTi32o30rF92HW9msfuKpjzrHtFKYGa9w0kNVv5HABQjCB3OEav4PhQ==",
       "requires": {
         "bn.js": "4.11.8",
         "bs58": "4.0.1",
@@ -6404,7 +6404,7 @@
     "pg": {
       "version": "7.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-7.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-80Ecjd+faSMi/gXnAXoYiOR/ePE=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Pi5qYuXro5PAD9xXx8h7bFtmHgAQEG6/SCNyi7gS3rvb/ZQYDmxKchfB0zYtiSJNWq9iXTsYsHjrM+21eBcN1A==",
       "requires": {
         "buffer-writer": "1.0.1",
         "js-string-escape": "1.0.1",
@@ -6447,7 +6447,7 @@
     "pg-int8": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-int8/-/pg-int8-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-lDvUY79bcbQXARX4D478mgwOt4w="
+      "integrity": "sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw=="
     },
     "pg-native": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
@@ -6497,7 +6497,7 @@
     "pg-promise": {
       "version": "7.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-promise/-/pg-promise-7.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-uyDjnS0ObUXZLwu6szidHmEXlxo=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WlELd86G2ucrFbomdn+UfOeLMeFuPd/v8qXvn0rXgcxWfuxkn1fU3nKmaEnNFuDaOykDnO4bkxL6O0vnJi+HHg==",
       "requires": {
         "manakin": "0.5.1",
         "pg": "7.4.1",
@@ -6866,11 +6866,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-E+JtKK1rD/qpExLNO/cI7TUecjM="
     },
-    "ramda": {
-      "version": "0.22.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ramda/-/ramda-0.22.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Ax2gw99BfFszyWI0dX6zcDPzag4="
-    },
     "randomatic": {
       "version": "1.1.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/randomatic/-/randomatic-1.1.7.tgz",
@@ -8423,9 +8418,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-+OGqHuWlPsW/FR/6CXQqatdpeHY="
     },
     "winston": {
-      "version": "2.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/winston/-/winston-2.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-C0hCDZeMAYBM8CMLZIhhWYIloRk=",
+      "version": "2.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/winston/-/winston-2.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4S/Ad4ZfSNl8OccCLxnJmNISWcm2joa6Q0YGDxlxMzH0fgSwWsjMt+SmlNwCqdpaPg3ev1HKkMBsIiXeSUwpbA==",
       "requires": {
         "async": "1.0.0",
         "colors": "1.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4fe5170..ed5c982a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "twilio": "^3.6.1",
     "uuid": "^3.1.0",
     "web3": "^0.19.1",
-    "winston": "^2.3.0",
+    "winston": "^2.4.2",
     "ws": "^3.1.0",
     "xml-stream": "^0.4.5"
   },