diff --git a/commands/db/balance.js b/commands/db/balance.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/events/tempban.js b/events/tempban.js
index dd2e9ab..9a038f6 100644
--- a/events/tempban.js
+++ b/events/tempban.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const { Events } = require('discord.js');
-const { connectToDatabase } = require('../db.js');
+const {Events} = require('discord.js');
+const {connectToDatabase} = require('../db.js');
 
 module.exports = {
     name: Events.ClientReady,
@@ -7,38 +7,50 @@ module.exports = {
         const dbClient = await connectToDatabase();
         const db = dbClient.db('discord');
         const tempBanCollection = db.collection('tempban');
+        const scheduled = new Map();
+        async function unbanNow(banData) {
+            try {
+                const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(banData.guildId);
+                await guild.bans.remove(banData.userId);
+                await tempBanCollection.deleteOne({_id: banData._id});
+            } catch (err) {
+                console.error('Error unbanning member:', err);
+            } finally {
+                scheduled.delete(String(banData._id));
+            }
+        }
 
-        // 2) Define a function to schedule unbans
-        async function scheduleUnban(banData) {
-            const delay = banData.banTime - Date.now();
+        function scheduleUnban(banData) {
+            const id = String(banData._id);
+            if (scheduled.has(id)) return;
 
+            const delay = banData.banTime - Date.now(); // assumes banTime is a future timestamp (ms)
             if (delay <= 0) {
+                // already expired -> unban immediately
+                void unbanNow(banData);
                 return;
             }
-            setTimeout(async () => {
-                try {
-                    const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(banData.guildId);
-                    await guild.bans.remove(banData.userId);
 
-                    await tempBanCollection.deleteOne({ _id: banData._id });
-                } catch (err) {
-                    console.error('Error unbanning member:', err);
-                }
-            }, delay);
+            const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => void unbanNow(banData), delay);
+            scheduled.set(id, timeoutId);
         }
 
-        try {
-            const allBans = await tempBanCollection.find({}).toArray();
-            allBans.forEach(scheduleUnban);
-
-            tempBanCollection.watch().on('change', (change) => {
-                if (change.operationType === 'insert') {
-                    const newBan = change.fullDocument;
-                    scheduleUnban(newBan);
-                }
-            });
-        } catch (err) {
-            console.error('Error setting up unban system:', err);
+        async function scanAndSchedule() {
+            try {
+                const now = Date.now();
+                const futureBans = await tempBanCollection.find({banTime: {$gt: now}}).toArray();
+                futureBans.forEach(scheduleUnban);
+                const expired = await tempBanCollection.find({banTime: {$lte: now}}).toArray();
+                expired.forEach((b) => void unbanNow(b));
+            } catch (err) {
+                console.error('Error scanning tempbans:', err);
+            }
         }
+
+        // Initial load
+        await scanAndSchedule();
+
+        // Poll every 10 seconds for newly inserted bans
+        setInterval(scanAndSchedule, 10_000);
     },
-};
+};
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