diff --git a/pkg/jobs/canary/sync_upstream.go b/pkg/jobs/canary/sync_upstream.go
index cedfb26be..b033320e6 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/canary/sync_upstream.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/canary/sync_upstream.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package canary
 
 import (
+	goctx "context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/api/context"
 	v1 "github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/api/v1"
@@ -22,9 +24,9 @@ var tablesToReconcile = []string{
 	"check_statuses",
 }
 
-// PushCanaryResultsToUpstream coordinates with upstream and pushes any resource
+// ReconcileCanaryResults coordinates with upstream and pushes any resource
 // that are missing on the upstream.
-func PushCanaryResultsToUpstream() {
+func ReconcileCanaryResults() {
 	ctx := context.New(nil, nil, db.Gorm, v1.Canary{})
 
 	jobHistory := models.NewJobHistory("PushCanaryResultsToUpstream", "Canary", "")
@@ -42,20 +44,27 @@ func PushCanaryResultsToUpstream() {
 	}
 }
 
-func Pull() {
+// UpstreamPullJob pulls canaries from the upstream
+type UpstreamPullJob struct {
+	lastRuntime time.Time
+}
+
+func (t *UpstreamPullJob) Run() {
 	jobHistory := models.NewJobHistory("PullUpstreamCanaries", "Canary", "")
 	_ = db.PersistJobHistory(jobHistory.Start())
 	defer func() { _ = db.PersistJobHistory(jobHistory.End()) }()
 
-	if err := pull(UpstreamConf); err != nil {
+	if err := t.pull(UpstreamConf); err != nil {
 		jobHistory.AddError(err.Error())
-		logger.Errorf("Error pulling upstream: %v", err)
+		logger.Errorf("error pulling from upstream: %v", err)
 	} else {
 		jobHistory.IncrSuccess()
 	}
 }
 
-func pull(config upstream.UpstreamConfig) error {
+func (t *UpstreamPullJob) pull(config upstream.UpstreamConfig) error {
+	logger.Tracef("pulling canaries from upstream since: %v", t.lastRuntime)
+
 	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(config.Host, "upstream", "canary", "pull", config.AgentName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating url endpoint for host %s: %w", config.Host, err)
@@ -68,6 +77,10 @@ func pull(config upstream.UpstreamConfig) error {
 
 	req.SetBasicAuth(config.Username, config.Password)
 
+	params := url.Values{}
+	params.Add("since", t.lastRuntime.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	req.URL.RawQuery = params.Encode()
+
 	httpClient := &http.Client{}
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -80,12 +93,68 @@ func pull(config upstream.UpstreamConfig) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error decoding response: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	t.lastRuntime = time.Now()
+
 	if len(canaries) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	logger.Tracef("fetched %d canaries from upstream", len(canaries))
+
 	return db.Gorm.Omit("agent_id").Clauses(clause.OnConflict{
 		Columns:   []clause.Column{{Name: "id"}},
 		UpdateAll: true,
 	}).Create(&canaries).Error
 }
+
+type UpstreamPushJob struct {
+	lastRuntime time.Time
+
+	// MaxAge defines how far back we look into the past on startup whe
+	// lastRuntime is zero.
+	MaxAge time.Duration
+}
+
+func (t *UpstreamPushJob) Run() {
+	jobHistory := models.NewJobHistory("UpstreamPushJob", "Canary", "")
+	_ = db.PersistJobHistory(jobHistory.Start())
+	defer func() { _ = db.PersistJobHistory(jobHistory.End()) }()
+
+	if err := t.run(); err != nil {
+		jobHistory.AddError(err.Error())
+		logger.Errorf("error pushing to upstream: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		jobHistory.IncrSuccess()
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *UpstreamPushJob) run() error {
+	logger.Tracef("running upstream push job")
+
+	var currentTime time.Time
+	if err := db.Gorm.Raw("SELECT NOW()").Scan(&currentTime).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if t.lastRuntime.IsZero() {
+		t.lastRuntime = currentTime.Add(-t.MaxAge)
+	}
+
+	pushData := &upstream.PushData{AgentName: UpstreamConf.AgentName}
+	if err := db.Gorm.Where("created_at > ?", t.lastRuntime).Find(&pushData.CheckStatuses).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := db.Gorm.Where("updated_at > ?", t.lastRuntime).Find(&pushData.Checks).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	t.lastRuntime = currentTime
+
+	if pushData.Count() == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	logger.Tracef("pushing %d canary results to upstream", pushData.Count())
+
+	return upstream.Push(goctx.Background(), UpstreamConf, pushData)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
index d6d0caaf1..7b18e99a8 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package jobs
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg/db"
 	canaryJobs "github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg/jobs/canary"
 	systemJobs "github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg/jobs/system"
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@ var FuncScheduler = cron.New()
 
 const (
 	PullCanaryFromUpstreamSchedule     = "@every 2m"
-	PushCanaryToUpstreamSchedule       = "@every 5m"
+	PushCanaryToUpstreamSchedule       = "@every 10s"
+	ReconcileCanaryToUpstreamSchedule  = "@every 3h"
 	SyncCanaryJobsSchedule             = "@every 2m"
 	SyncSystemsJobsSchedule            = "@every 5m"
 	ComponentRunSchedule               = "@every 2m"
@@ -42,15 +45,22 @@ func Start() {
 	FuncScheduler.Start()
 
 	if canaryJobs.UpstreamConf.Valid() {
-		canaryJobs.Pull()
-		canaryJobs.PushCanaryResultsToUpstream()
+		pushJob := &canaryJobs.UpstreamPushJob{MaxAge: time.Minute * 5}
+		pushJob.Run()
+
+		pullJob := &canaryJobs.UpstreamPullJob{}
+		pullJob.Run()
+
+		if _, err := FuncScheduler.AddJob(PullCanaryFromUpstreamSchedule, pullJob); err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf("Failed to schedule job [canaryJobs.Pull]: %v", err)
+		}
 
-		if _, err := ScheduleFunc(PullCanaryFromUpstreamSchedule, canaryJobs.Pull); err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("Failed to schedule job [canaryJobs.Pull]: %v", err)
+		if _, err := FuncScheduler.AddJob(PushCanaryToUpstreamSchedule, pushJob); err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf("Failed to schedule job [canaryJobs.UpstreamPushJob]: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if _, err := ScheduleFunc(PushCanaryToUpstreamSchedule, canaryJobs.PushCanaryResultsToUpstream); err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("Failed to schedule job [canaryJobs.SyncWithUpstream]: %v", err)
+		if _, err := ScheduleFunc(ReconcileCanaryToUpstreamSchedule, canaryJobs.ReconcileCanaryResults); err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf("Failed to schedule job [canaryJobs.SyncWithUpstream]: %v", err)
 		}
 	}