diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 7d4fc026..365246c8 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
   avahi_init();
 #endif
 
+  epg_updated(); // cleanup now all prev ref's should have been created
+
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&global_lock);