diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a27000..5394e37 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ node_modules
 old
 .env
 playlists/*
+
+test
diff --git a/src/irc-bot.js b/src/irc-bot.js
index 9ffe949..00a0b17 100644
--- a/src/irc-bot.js
+++ b/src/irc-bot.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const IRC = require('irc-framework')
 const bot = new IRC.Client()
 
 const { searchTrack, requestTrack, deleteTrack } = require('./spotify')
-const { getCurrentTrack, skipTrack, reset } = require('./mpc-commands')
+const { getCurrentTrack, skipTrack, reset, poll } = require('./mpc-commands')
 const { getMyPlaylist } = require('./linx-commands')
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const helpers = ['notnull', 'rfa', 'substack']
 
 const autojoin = ['#anarchybots']
 
+setInterval(poll, 60000)
 const host = process.env.HOST || 'localhost'
 const port = process.env.PORT || 6667
 const nick = process.env.NICK || 'radiobot'
diff --git a/src/mpc-commands.js b/src/mpc-commands.js
index 1be0afa..62f3cff 100644
--- a/src/mpc-commands.js
+++ b/src/mpc-commands.js
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process')
 const fs = require('fs')
 
+const playing = null
+
 const getPlaylist = () => {
   const { stderr, stdout } = spawnSync('mpc', ['playlist'])
   return { error: stderr.toString(), playlist: stdout.toString() }
 }
 
+const poll = () => {
+  const { stdout } = spawnSync('mpc', ['status'])
+  console.log('testing for radio stop:', stdout.toString())
+  const nowPlaying = stdout.toString()
+  if (nowPlaying === playing) spawnSync('mpc', ['next'])
+  else playing === nowPlaying
+}
+
 const getCurrentTrack = () => {
   const { stderr, stdout } = spawnSync('mpc', ['current'])
   return { error: stderr.toString(), track: stdout.toString() }
@@ -108,4 +118,5 @@ module.exports = {
   insertTrack,
   removeTrack,
   reset,
+  poll,
 }