diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7c810063..f6eb8744 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ libckpool_la_SOURCES = libckpool.c libckpool.h sha2.c sha2.h
 libckpool_la_LIBADD = @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @MATH_LIBS@ @RT_LIBS@ @JANSSON_LIBS@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ckpool
-ckpool_SOURCES = ckpool.c ckpool.h generator.c generator.h bitcoin.c bitcoin.h
+ckpool_SOURCES = ckpool.c ckpool.h generator.c generator.h bitcoin.c bitcoin.h \
+		 stratifier.c stratifier.h
 ckpool_LDADD = libckpool.la
diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 3b17556a..04cacba7 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "ckpool.h"
 #include "libckpool.h"
 #include "generator.h"
+#include "stratifier.h"
 
 /* Only global variable, to be used only by sighandler */
 static ckpool_t *global_ckp;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ static void clean_up(ckpool_t *ckp)
 static void shutdown_children(ckpool_t *ckp, int sig)
 {
 	kill(ckp->generator.pid, sig);
+	kill(ckp->stratifier.pid, sig);
 }
 
 static void sighandler(int sig)
@@ -206,15 +208,15 @@ static void test_functions(ckpool_t *ckp)
 	}
 	send_unix_msg(genfd, "getbase");
 	buf = recv_unix_msg(genfd);
-	LOGWARNING("getbase response: %s", buf);
 	dealloc(buf);
-
+#if 0
 	genfd = open_unix_client(ckp->generator.us.path);
 	if (genfd < 0) {
 		LOGWARNING("Failed to open generator socket %s", path);
 		return;
 	}
 	send_unix_msg(genfd, "shutdown");
+#endif
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -276,6 +278,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ckp.generator.process = &generator;
 	launch_process(&ckp.generator);
 
+	ckp.stratifier.ckp = &ckp;
+	ckp.stratifier.processname = strdup("stratifier");
+	ckp.stratifier.sockname = ckp.stratifier.processname;
+	ckp.stratifier.process = &stratifier;
+	launch_process(&ckp.stratifier);
+
 	/* Install signal handlers only for the master process to be able to
 	 * shut down all child processes */
 	handler.sa_handler = &sighandler;
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index e3443582..d19e5ee9 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 	/* Process instance data of parent/child processes */
 	proc_instance_t main;
 	proc_instance_t generator;
+	proc_instance_t stratifier;
 
 	/* Bitcoind data */
 	char *btcdurl;
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe49b8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Con Kolivas
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.  See COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "ckpool.h"
+#include "libckpool.h"
+#include "bitcoin.h"
+
+static void update_base(ckpool_t *ckp)
+{
+	char *path = ckp->generator.us.path, *buf;
+	int genfd;
+
+	genfd = open_unix_client(ckp->generator.us.path);
+	if (genfd < 0) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to open generator socket %s", path);
+		return;
+	}
+	send_unix_msg(genfd, "getbase");
+	buf = recv_unix_msg(genfd);
+	/* Do something with this buffer here */
+	dealloc(buf);
+}
+
+static int strat_loop(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi)
+{
+	int sockd, ret = 0, selret;
+	unixsock_t *us = &pi->us;
+	char *buf = NULL;
+	fd_set readfds;
+	tv_t timeout;
+
+reset:
+	timeout.tv_sec = 60;
+retry:
+	FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+	FD_SET(us->sockd, &readfds);
+	selret = select(us->sockd + 1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
+	if (selret < 0) {
+		if (interrupted())
+			goto retry;
+		LOGERR("Select failed in strat_loop");
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (!selret) {
+		LOGDEBUG("60s elapsed in strat_loop, updating gbt base");
+		update_base(ckp);
+		goto reset;
+	}
+	sockd = accept(us->sockd, NULL, NULL);
+	if (sockd < 0) {
+		if (interrupted())
+			goto retry;
+		LOGERR("Failed to accept on stratifier socket");
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	dealloc(buf);
+	buf = recv_unix_msg(sockd);
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to get message in strat_loop");
+		close(sockd);
+		goto retry;
+	}
+	LOGDEBUG("Stratifier received request: %s", buf);
+	if (!strncasecmp(buf, "shutdown", 8))
+		goto out;
+	if (!strncasecmp(buf, "update", 6)) {
+		update_base(ckp);
+		goto reset;
+	}
+
+out:
+	dealloc(buf);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
+{
+	ckpool_t *ckp = pi->ckp;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	strat_loop(ckp, pi);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/stratifier.h b/src/stratifier.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f41b91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stratifier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Con Kolivas
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.  See COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef STRATIFIER_H
+#define STRATIFIER_H
+
+int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi);
+
+#endif /* STRATIFIER_H */