diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
index e200cff..39860e4 100644
--- a/monitor.go
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ func (m *StatusMonitor) Start() {
 
 	m.updateStatus()
 
+	m.cleanChannel()
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(m.interval)
 	go func() {
 		for range ticker.C {
@@ -45,6 +47,29 @@ func (m *StatusMonitor) Start() {
 	}()
 }
 
+func (m *StatusMonitor) cleanChannel() {
+	msgs, err := m.session.ChannelMessages(m.channelID, 100, "", "", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error fetching messages for cleanup: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var toDelete []string
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		if msg.Author.ID != m.session.State.User.ID {
+			toDelete = append(toDelete, msg.ID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(toDelete) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := m.session.ChannelMessagesBulkDelete(m.channelID, toDelete); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error bulk deleting messages: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (m *StatusMonitor) findExistingMessage() {
 	msgs, err := m.session.ChannelMessages(m.channelID, 50, "", "", "")
 	if err != nil {