diff --git a/RNS/Identity.py b/RNS/Identity.py
index 075c818..343fe48 100644
--- a/RNS/Identity.py
+++ b/RNS/Identity.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Identity:
                 if not destination_hash in Identity.known_destinations:
                     Identity.known_destinations[destination_hash] = storage_known_destinations[destination_hash]
 
-            RNS.log("Saving known destinations to storage...", RNS.LOG_VERBOSE)
+            RNS.log("Saving "+str(len(Identity.known_destinations))+" known destinations to storage...", RNS.LOG_VERBOSE)
             file = open(RNS.Reticulum.storagepath+"/known_destinations","wb")
             umsgpack.dump(Identity.known_destinations, file)
             file.close()
@@ -246,9 +246,14 @@ class Identity:
             RNS.log("Error occurred while validating announce. The contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
             return False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def persist_data():
+        if not RNS.Transport.owner.is_connected_to_shared_instance:
+            Identity.save_known_destinations()
+
     @staticmethod
     def exit_handler():
-        Identity.save_known_destinations()
+        Identity.persist_data()
 
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index db0e6d5..2e307ee 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -119,25 +119,27 @@ class Reticulum:
     # Length of truncated hashes in bits.
     TRUNCATED_HASHLENGTH = 128
 
-    HEADER_MINSIZE = 2+1+(TRUNCATED_HASHLENGTH//8)*1
-    HEADER_MAXSIZE = 2+1+(TRUNCATED_HASHLENGTH//8)*2
-    IFAC_MIN_SIZE  = 1
-    IFAC_SALT      = bytes.fromhex("adf54d882c9a9b80771eb4995d702d4a3e733391b2a0f53f416d9f907e55cff8")
+    HEADER_MINSIZE   = 2+1+(TRUNCATED_HASHLENGTH//8)*1
+    HEADER_MAXSIZE   = 2+1+(TRUNCATED_HASHLENGTH//8)*2
+    IFAC_MIN_SIZE    = 1
+    IFAC_SALT        = bytes.fromhex("adf54d882c9a9b80771eb4995d702d4a3e733391b2a0f53f416d9f907e55cff8")
     
-    MDU            = MTU - HEADER_MAXSIZE - IFAC_MIN_SIZE
+    MDU              = MTU - HEADER_MAXSIZE - IFAC_MIN_SIZE
 
-    RESOURCE_CACHE = 24*60*60
-    JOB_INTERVAL   = 15*60
+    RESOURCE_CACHE   = 24*60*60
+    JOB_INTERVAL     = 5*60
+    CLEAN_INTERVAL   = 15*60
+    PERSIST_INTERVAL = 60*60*12
 
-    router         = None
-    config         = None
+    router           = None
+    config           = None
     
     # The default configuration path will be expanded to a directory
     # named ".reticulum" inside the current users home directory
-    configdir    = os.path.expanduser("~")+"/.reticulum"
-    configpath   = ""
-    storagepath  = ""
-    cachepath    = ""
+    configdir        = os.path.expanduser("~")+"/.reticulum"
+    configpath       = ""
+    storagepath      = ""
+    cachepath        = ""
     
     @staticmethod
     def exit_handler():
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@ class Reticulum:
         self.is_connected_to_shared_instance = False
         self.is_standalone_instance = False
         self.jobs_thread = None
+        self.last_data_persist = time.time()
+        self.last_cache_clean = 0
 
         if not os.path.isdir(Reticulum.storagepath):
             os.makedirs(Reticulum.storagepath)
@@ -230,7 +234,6 @@ class Reticulum:
             RNS.log("Could not load config file, creating default configuration file...")
             self.__create_default_config()
             RNS.log("Default config file created. Make any necessary changes in "+Reticulum.configdir+"/config and restart Reticulum if needed.")
-            import time
             time.sleep(1.5)
 
         self.__apply_config()
@@ -261,8 +264,15 @@ class Reticulum:
 
     def __jobs(self):
         while True:
-            # Clean caches
-            self.__clean_caches()
+            now = time.time()
+
+            if now > self.last_cache_clean+Reticulum.CLEAN_INTERVAL:
+                self.__clean_caches()
+                self.last_cache_clean = time.time()
+
+            if now > self.last_data_persist+Reticulum.PERSIST_INTERVAL:
+                self.__persist_data()
+                self.last_data_persist = time.time()
             
             time.sleep(Reticulum.JOB_INTERVAL)
 
@@ -928,7 +938,9 @@ class Reticulum:
 
                 RNS.Transport.interfaces.append(interface)
 
-
+    def __persist_data(self):
+        RNS.Transport.persist_data()
+        RNS.Identity.persist_data()
 
     def __clean_caches(self):
         RNS.log("Cleaning resource and packet caches...", RNS.LOG_EXTREME)
diff --git a/RNS/Transport.py b/RNS/Transport.py
index 56cb35f..0e3ae6d 100755
--- a/RNS/Transport.py
+++ b/RNS/Transport.py
@@ -2240,9 +2240,13 @@ class Transport:
 
             Transport.saving_tunnel_table = False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def persist_data():
+        Transport.save_packet_hashlist()
+        Transport.save_path_table()
+        Transport.save_tunnel_table()
 
     @staticmethod
     def exit_handler():
-        Transport.save_packet_hashlist()
-        Transport.save_path_table()
-        Transport.save_tunnel_table()
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+        if not Transport.owner.is_connected_to_shared_instance:
+            Transport.persist_data()
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