diff --git a/docker/services/swh-web/entrypoint.sh b/docker/services/swh-web/entrypoint.sh
index 2d0ef86..2c034fe 100755
--- a/docker/services/swh-web/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/services/swh-web/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,57 +1,68 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
 create_admin_script="
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model;
 
 username = 'admin';
 password = 'admin';
 email = 'admin@swh-web.org';
 
 User = get_user_model();
 
 if not User.objects.filter(username = username).exists():
     User.objects.create_superuser(username, email, password);
 "
 
 source /srv/softwareheritage/utils/pgsql.sh
 setup_pgsql
 
 source /srv/softwareheritage/utils/pyutils.sh
 setup_pip
 
 case "$1" in
     "shell")
         exec bash -i
         ;;
      *)
         echo "Starting memcached"
         memcached&
 
         wait_pgsql
 
         # when overriding swh-web sources only
         if [[ -d /src/swh-web ]] ; then
             echo "Install and compile swh-web static assets"
             pushd /src/swh-web
             yarn install --frozen-lockfile
             yarn build-dev
             popd
         fi
 
         echo "Migrating db using ${DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}"
         django-admin migrate --settings=${DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}
 
         echo "Creating Django admin user"
         echo "$create_admin_script" | python3 -m swh.web.manage shell
 
+        echo "Start periodic save code now refresh statuses routine (in background)"
+        (
+            while true
+            do
+                (date && django-admin refresh_savecodenow_statuses \
+                    --settings=${DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE} 2>&1) >> /tmp/refresh-statuses.log
+                sleep 15
+            done
+        ) &
+        disown
+
         echo "starting the swh-web server"
         exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5004 \
              --threads 2 \
              --workers 2 \
              --timeout 3600 \
              --access-logfile '-' \
              --config 'python:swh.web.gunicorn_config' \
              'django.core.wsgi:get_wsgi_application()'
 esac