diff --git a/chainWorker.js b/chainWorker.js
index b128c87..b1f546b 100644
--- a/chainWorker.js
+++ b/chainWorker.js
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ async function queueChainCheck(client, registry, monitor) {
 (async () => {
   const client = await redisClient();
 
-  const chainRepo = Repository(client, chainUrl, chainBranch, { path: chainPath, exclude: ['_template'], require: 'chain.json' })
+  const chainRepo = Repository(client, chainUrl, chainBranch, { path: chainPath, exclude: ['_template'], require: 'chain.json', filter: (chain) => {
+    return chain.chain.status !== 'killed';
+  }})
   const validatorRepo = Repository(client, validatorUrl, validatorBranch, { require: 'chains.json', storeMeta: async (name, allData) => {
     await client.json.set([name, 'addresses'].join(':'), '$', allData.reduce((sum, validator) => {
       for(const chain of validator.chains.chains){
diff --git a/repository/repository.js b/repository/repository.js
index a73ccde..0a6c96d 100644
--- a/repository/repository.js
+++ b/repository/repository.js
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ function Repository(client, url, branch, opts) {
 
       const data = buildData(dir);
 
+      if(opts.filter && !opts.filter(data)){
+        await client.del([name, dir].join(':'))
+        return
+      }
+
       await client.json.set([name, dir].join(':'), '$', data)
 
       return data
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ function Repository(client, url, branch, opts) {
 
     const commit = await latestCommit()
     await client.json.set([name, 'commit'].join(':'), '$', commit)
-    
+
     await client.json.set([name, 'repository'].join(':'), '$', {
       name,
       url,
@@ -109,4 +114,4 @@ function Repository(client, url, branch, opts) {
   }
 }
 
-export default Repository
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Repository