diff --git a/internal/coordinator/coordinator.go b/internal/coordinator/coordinator.go
index c544181..ad99dd3 100644
--- a/internal/coordinator/coordinator.go
+++ b/internal/coordinator/coordinator.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.saintnet.tech/stryan/snengame/internal/game"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ type Coordinator struct {
 	Matches         map[uuid.UUID]*Session
 	MatchLock       *sync.Mutex
 	PlayerQueueChan chan uuid.UUID
+	PlayerPool      map[MMRPlayer]bool
 	CallbackChan    map[uuid.UUID]chan uuid.UUID
 }
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ func NewCoordinator() *Coordinator {
 		Matches:         make(map[uuid.UUID]*Session),
 		MatchLock:       &sync.Mutex{},
 		PlayerQueueChan: make(chan uuid.UUID),
+		PlayerPool:      make(map[MMRPlayer]bool),
 		CallbackChan:    make(map[uuid.UUID]chan uuid.UUID),
 	}
 }
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ func NewCoordinator() *Coordinator {
 func (c *Coordinator) Start() {
 	go MatchMaker(c)
 	go MatchCleaner(c)
+	go QueueCleaner(c)
 }
 
 func (c *Coordinator) Coordinate(cmd *SessionCommand) *SessionCommandResult {
@@ -60,6 +64,11 @@ func (c *Coordinator) Coordinate(cmd *SessionCommand) *SessionCommandResult {
 			}
 		}
 		resp := m.Join(cmd.ID)
+		if m.p1 != uuid.Nil && m.p2 != uuid.Nil {
+			log.Printf("Starting game for %v and %v\n", m.p1, m.p2)
+			m.Game = game.NewGame()
+			m.Active = true
+		}
 		return &SessionCommandResult{
 			ID:      cmd.ID,
 			MatchID: m.ID,
diff --git a/internal/coordinator/match.go b/internal/coordinator/match.go
index 5bc49f7..bea5882 100644
--- a/internal/coordinator/match.go
+++ b/internal/coordinator/match.go
@@ -8,41 +8,48 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
+type MMRPlayer struct {
+	Id        uuid.UUID
+	MMR       int
+	QueueTime time.Time
+}
+
 func MatchMaker(c *Coordinator) {
-	//in the future the int below will be MMR or something, but for now it's just a set
-	pool := make(map[uuid.UUID]int)
+	//in the future the int  will be MMR or something, but for now it's just a set
 	for {
 		select {
 		case p := <-c.PlayerQueueChan:
 			//add player to pool
-			pool[p] = 0
+			c.PlayerPool[MMRPlayer{
+				Id:        p,
+				MMR:       0,
+				QueueTime: time.Now()}] = true
 			log.Printf("Player %v has queued", p)
 		default:
 			//no new players, let's try to matchmake
-			if len(pool) < 2 {
+			if len(c.PlayerPool) < 2 {
 				continue
 			} else {
 				//fancy matchmaking math to guarantee a fair game
-				var p1, p2 uuid.UUID
-				for key, _ := range pool {
+				var p1, p2 MMRPlayer
+				for key, _ := range c.PlayerPool {
 					p1 = key
 					break
 				}
-				delete(pool, p1)
-				for key, _ := range pool {
+				delete(c.PlayerPool, p1)
+				for key, _ := range c.PlayerPool {
 					p2 = key
 					break
 				}
-				delete(pool, p2)
+				delete(c.PlayerPool, p2)
 				m := NewSession()
 				log.Printf("Creating match %v for %v and %v", m.ID, p1, p2)
-				m.Active = true
-				m.Game = game.NewGame()
+				m.Active = false
 				c.MatchLock.Lock()
 				c.Matches[m.ID] = m
 				c.MatchLock.Unlock()
-				c.CallbackChan[p1] <- m.ID
-				c.CallbackChan[p2] <- m.ID
+				c.CallbackChan[p1.Id] <- m.ID
+				c.CallbackChan[p2.Id] <- m.ID
 				go MatchWatcher(m)
 			}
 
@@ -50,6 +57,18 @@ func MatchMaker(c *Coordinator) {
 	}
 }
 
+func QueueCleaner(c *Coordinator) {
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Minute)
+		for v, _ := range c.PlayerPool {
+			if time.Now().After(v.QueueTime.Add(time.Minute * 5)) {
+				log.Printf("Removing player %v from pool", v.Id)
+				delete(c.PlayerPool, v) //probably should just flag
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func MatchCleaner(c *Coordinator) {
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)