diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/error.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/error.rs
index 820e854..7f5dfbc 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-core/src/error.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ pub enum RepoError {
     #[error("failed to decode data {0}")]
     Decode(#[from] data_encoding::DecodeError),
 
-    #[error("Failed to read repo.toml configuration file {0}")]
+    #[error("failed to read repo.toml configuration file {0}")]
     Config(#[from] config::ConfigError),
+
+    #[error("the database file is corrupted {0}")]
+    Corrupted(String),
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/migrate_content_descriptors.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/migrate_content_descriptors.rs
index a339cc8..6c395fe 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/migrate_content_descriptors.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/migrate_content_descriptors.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use sea_orm::ActiveValue::Set;
 use sea_orm::ConnectionTrait;
 
 impl JobDao {
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
     pub async fn migrate_content_descriptors(&self) -> RepoResult<()> {
         let cds: Vec<content_descriptor::Model> =
             content_descriptor::Entity::find().all(&self.ctx.db).await?;
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/mod.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/mod.rs
index 1d6c510..c47b28a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod migrate_content_descriptors;
+pub mod sqlite_operations;
 
 use crate::dao::{DaoContext, DaoProvider};
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/sqlite_operations.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/sqlite_operations.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..132bdf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-logic/src/dao/job/sqlite_operations.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use crate::dao::job::JobDao;
+use mediarepo_core::error::RepoError::Corrupted;
+use mediarepo_core::error::RepoResult;
+use sea_orm::DatabaseBackend::Sqlite;
+use sea_orm::{ConnectionTrait, FromQueryResult, Statement};
+
+#[derive(Debug, FromQueryResult)]
+struct IntegrityCheckResult {
+    integrity_check: String,
+}
+
+impl JobDao {
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
+    pub async fn check_integrity(&self) -> RepoResult<()> {
+        let check_result: Option<IntegrityCheckResult> = IntegrityCheckResult::find_by_statement(
+            Statement::from_string(Sqlite, String::from("PRAGMA integrity_check;")),
+        )
+        .one(&self.ctx.db)
+        .await?;
+        tracing::debug!("check result = {:?}", check_result);
+
+        check_result
+            .ok_or_else(|| Corrupted(String::from("no check result")))
+            .and_then(map_check_result)
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
+    pub async fn vacuum(&self) -> RepoResult<()> {
+        self.ctx
+            .db
+            .execute(Statement::from_string(Sqlite, String::from("VACUUM;")))
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+fn map_check_result(result: IntegrityCheckResult) -> RepoResult<()> {
+    if result.integrity_check == "ok" {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(Corrupted(result.integrity_check))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/jobs.rs b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/jobs.rs
index 208c5ce..d345e42 100644
--- a/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/jobs.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-daemon/mediarepo-socket/src/namespaces/jobs.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl JobsNamespace {
         match run_request.job_type {
             JobType::MigrateContentDescriptors => job_dao.migrate_content_descriptors().await?,
             JobType::CalculateSizes => calculate_all_sizes(ctx).await?,
-            JobType::CheckIntegrity => {}
+            JobType::CheckIntegrity => job_dao.check_integrity().await?,
         }
 
         ctx.emit_to(Self::name(), "run_job", ()).await?;