diff --git a/web/js/damus.js b/web/js/damus.js
index 3f8bc04..0543808 100644
--- a/web/js/damus.js
+++ b/web/js/damus.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ async function damus_web_init_ready() {
 	});
 	on_timer_timestamps();
 	on_timer_invalidations();
+	on_timer_save();
 	pool.on("open", on_pool_open);
 	pool.on("event", on_pool_event);
 	pool.on("notice", on_pool_notice);
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ function on_timer_invalidations() {
 	}, 1 * 1000);
 }
 
+function on_timer_save() {
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		model_save_events(DAMUS);
+		on_timer_invalidations();
+	}, 10 * 1000);
+}
+
 /* on_pool_open occurs when a relay is opened. It then subscribes for the
  * relative REQ as needed.
  */
diff --git a/web/js/event.js b/web/js/event.js
index e775aa5..856a24a 100644
--- a/web/js/event.js
+++ b/web/js/event.js
@@ -121,51 +121,4 @@ function event_parse_reaction(ev) {
 	}
 }
 
-async function model_save_events(model) {
-	function _events_save(ev, resolve, reject) {
-		const db = ev.target.result;
-		let tx = db.transaction("events", "readwrite");
-		let store = tx.objectStore("events");
-		for (const evid in model.all_events) {
-			store.put(model.all_events[evid]);
-		}
-		tx.oncomplete = (ev) => {
-			db.close();
-			resolve();
-			log_debug("saved events!");
-		};
-		tx.onerror = (ev) => {
-			db.close();
-			log_error("failed to save events");
-			reject(ev);
-		};
-	}
-	return dbcall(_events_save);
-}
-
-async function model_load_events(model, fn) {
-	function _events_load(ev, resolve, reject) {
-		const db = ev.target.result;
-		const tx = db.transaction("events", "readonly");
-		const store = tx.objectStore("events");
-		const cursor = store.openCursor();
-		cursor.onsuccess = (ev) => {
-			var cursor = ev.target.result;
-			if (cursor) {
-				fn(cursor.value);
-				cursor.continue();
-			} else {
-				db.close();
-				resolve();
-				log_debug("Successfully loaded events");
-			}
-		}
-		cursor.onerror = (ev) => {
-			db.close();
-			reject(ev);
-			log_error("Could not load events.");
-		};
-	}
-	return dbcall(_events_load);
-}
 
diff --git a/web/js/model.js b/web/js/model.js
index 51e85d7..95a6025 100644
--- a/web/js/model.js
+++ b/web/js/model.js
@@ -198,6 +198,17 @@ function model_subscribe_defaults(model, relay) {
 	filters_subscribe(filters, model.pool, [relay]);
 }
 
+function model_events_arr(model) {
+	const events = model.all_events;
+	let arr = [];
+	for (const evid in events) {
+		const ev = events[evid];
+		const i = arr_bsearch_insert(arr, ev, event_cmp_created); 
+		arr.splice(i, 0, ev);
+	}
+	return arr;
+}
+
 function test_model_events_arr() {
 	const arr = model_events_arr({all_events: {
 		"c": {name: "c", created_at: 2},
@@ -221,15 +232,52 @@ function test_model_events_arr() {
 	}
 }
 
-function model_events_arr(model) {
-	const events = model.all_events;
-	let arr = [];
-	for (const evid in events) {
-		const ev = events[evid];
-		const i = arr_bsearch_insert(arr, ev, event_cmp_created); 
-		arr.splice(i, 0, ev);
+async function model_save_events(model) {
+	function _events_save(ev, resolve, reject) {
+		const db = ev.target.result;
+		let tx = db.transaction("events", "readwrite");
+		let store = tx.objectStore("events");
+		for (const evid in model.all_events) {
+			store.put(model.all_events[evid]);
+		}
+		tx.oncomplete = (ev) => {
+			db.close();
+			resolve();
+			log_debug("saved events!");
+		};
+		tx.onerror = (ev) => {
+			db.close();
+			log_error("failed to save events");
+			reject(ev);
+		};
 	}
-	return arr;
+	return dbcall(_events_save);
+}
+
+async function model_load_events(model, fn) {
+	function _events_load(ev, resolve, reject) {
+		const db = ev.target.result;
+		const tx = db.transaction("events", "readonly");
+		const store = tx.objectStore("events");
+		const cursor = store.openCursor();
+		cursor.onsuccess = (ev) => {
+			var cursor = ev.target.result;
+			if (cursor) {
+				fn(cursor.value);
+				cursor.continue();
+			} else {
+				db.close();
+				resolve();
+				log_debug("Successfully loaded events");
+			}
+		}
+		cursor.onerror = (ev) => {
+			db.close();
+			reject(ev);
+			log_error("Could not load events.");
+		};
+	}
+	return dbcall(_events_load);
 }
 
 function new_model() {