diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index 8fdc83f5..55fe94dc 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function (options) {
 
     plugins.configure(config)
     plugins.startPolling()
+    plugins.startCheckingNotification()
   })
 
   lamassuConfig.on('configUpdate', function () {
diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index 77949856..296a9a5b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 
 var _ = require('lodash')
 var async = require('async')
+var R = require('ramda')
 
 var BigNumber = require('bignumber.js')
 
 var logger = require('./logger')
+var notifier = require('./notifier')
+
 var argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
 
 var uuid = require('node-uuid')
 var tradeIntervals = {}
 
+var CHECK_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
 var POLLING_RATE = 60 * 1000 // poll each minute
 var REAP_RATE = 2 * 1000
 var PENDING_TIMEOUT = 70 * 1000
@@ -630,7 +634,7 @@ exports.getcryptoCodes = function getcryptoCodes () {
   return cryptoCodes
 }
 
-exports.sendMessage = function sendMessage (rec, cb) {
+function sendMessage (rec, cb) {
   console.log('DEBUG5')
   cb = cb || function () {}
   console.log(cachedConfig.exchanges.plugins.current.notify)
@@ -644,3 +648,35 @@ exports.sendMessage = function sendMessage (rec, cb) {
   })
   return Promise.all(pluginPromises)
 }
+
+function checkNotification () {
+  notifier.checkStatus()
+  .then(function (alerts) {
+    if (alerts.length === 0) return
+
+    // var devices = R.keys(alerts.devices)
+    var alertRecs = alerts.general
+    R.keys(alerts.devices).forEach(function (device) {
+      alertRecs = R.append(alerts.devices[device], alertRecs)
+    })
+    var alertTypes = alertRecs.pluck('code', alerts)
+    var body = ''
+    var rec = {
+      sms: {
+        body: '[Lamassu] Errors reported: ' + alertTypes.join(', ')
+      },
+      email: {
+        subject: '[Lamassu] Errors reported: ' + alertTypes.join(', '),
+        body: body
+      }
+    }
+    sendMessage(rec)
+  })
+  .catch(function (err) {
+    logger.error(err)
+  })
+}
+
+exports.startCheckingNotification = function startCheckingNotification () {
+  setInterval(checkNotification, CHECK_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL)
+}
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index e56ee262..e79a9233 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 - integrate email and sms into notifications
 - run notifications from server
 - don't keep sending notifications when state persists -- keep variable in memory
+- add toEmail, toNumber to db
+- finish up notification emails