diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 840c475..5211b08 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ await runMigrations();
 const providers = await getProviders();
 
 similarityCache.initSimilarityCache();
+similarityCache.startSimilarityCacheReloader();
 
 //assuming interval is always in minutes
 const INTERVAL = config.interval * 60 * 1000;
diff --git a/lib/services/similarity-check/similarityCache.js b/lib/services/similarity-check/similarityCache.js
index 4175bb6..ac715fb 100644
--- a/lib/services/similarity-check/similarityCache.js
+++ b/lib/services/similarity-check/similarityCache.js
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ const reloadCycle = 60 * 60 * 1000; // every hour, refresh
  */
 let cache = new Set();
 
-// Periodically refresh the cache from storage
-setInterval(() => {
-  initSimilarityCache();
-}, reloadCycle);
+export const startSimilarityCacheReloader = () => {
+  // Periodically refresh the cache from storage
+  setInterval(() => {
+    initSimilarityCache();
+  }, reloadCycle);
+};
 
 /**
  * Initialize or refresh the similarity cache from persistent storage.