diff --git a/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h b/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
index 6af760ec..728bd86e 100644
--- a/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
+++ b/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class CConfig;
 class CChan;
 class CServer;
 class CIRCSock;
+class CIRCNetworkPingTimer;
+class CIRCNetworkJoinTimer;
 
 class CIRCNetwork {
 public:
@@ -196,6 +198,9 @@ protected:
 	CBuffer            m_RawBuffer;
 	CBuffer            m_MotdBuffer;
 	CBuffer            m_QueryBuffer;
+
+	CIRCNetworkPingTimer* m_pPingTimer;
+	CIRCNetworkJoinTimer* m_pJoinTimer;
 };
 
 #endif // !_IRCNETWORK_H
diff --git a/src/IRCNetwork.cpp b/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
index fc1bc60d..2d179cf6 100644
--- a/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,59 @@
 using std::vector;
 using std::set;
 
+class CIRCNetworkPingTimer : public CCron {
+public:
+	CIRCNetworkPingTimer(CIRCNetwork *pNetwork) : CCron() {
+		m_pNetwork = pNetwork;
+		SetName("CIRCNetworkPingTimer::" + m_pNetwork->GetUser()->GetUserName() + "::" + m_pNetwork->GetName());
+		Start(30);
+	}
+
+	virtual ~CIRCNetworkPingTimer() {}
+
+protected:
+	virtual void RunJob() {
+		CIRCSock* pIRCSock = m_pNetwork->GetIRCSock();
+
+		if (pIRCSock && pIRCSock->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
+			pIRCSock->PutIRC("PING :ZNC");
+		}
+
+		vector<CClient*>& vClients = m_pNetwork->GetClients();
+		for (size_t b = 0; b < vClients.size(); b++) {
+			CClient* pClient = vClients[b];
+
+			if (pClient->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
+				pClient->PutClient("PING :ZNC");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+private:
+	CIRCNetwork* m_pNetwork;
+};
+
+class CIRCNetworkJoinTimer : public CCron {
+public:
+	CIRCNetworkJoinTimer(CIRCNetwork *pNetwork) : CCron() {
+		m_pNetwork = pNetwork;
+		SetName("CIRCNetworkJoinTimer::" + m_pNetwork->GetUser()->GetUserName() + "::" + m_pNetwork->GetName());
+		Start(30);
+	}
+
+	virtual ~CIRCNetworkJoinTimer() {}
+
+protected:
+	virtual void RunJob() {
+		if (m_pNetwork->IsIRCConnected()) {
+			m_pNetwork->JoinChans();
+		}
+	}
+
+private:
+	CIRCNetwork* m_pNetwork;
+};
+
 bool CIRCNetwork::IsValidNetwork(const CString& sNetwork) {
 	// ^[-\w]+$
 
@@ -65,6 +118,12 @@ CIRCNetwork::CIRCNetwork(CUser *pUser, const CString& sName) {
 	m_MotdBuffer.SetLineCount(200, true);  // This should be more than enough motd lines
 	m_QueryBuffer.SetLineCount(250, true);
 
+	m_pPingTimer = new CIRCNetworkPingTimer(this);
+	CZNC::Get().GetManager().AddCron(m_pPingTimer);
+
+	m_pJoinTimer = new CIRCNetworkJoinTimer(this);
+	CZNC::Get().GetManager().AddCron(m_pJoinTimer);
+
 	SetIRCConnectEnabled(true);
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +285,9 @@ CIRCNetwork::~CIRCNetwork() {
 
 	// Make sure we are not in the connection queue
 	CZNC::Get().GetConnectionQueue().remove(this);
+
+	CZNC::Get().GetManager().DelCronByAddr(m_pPingTimer);
+	CZNC::Get().GetManager().DelCronByAddr(m_pJoinTimer);
 }
 
 void CIRCNetwork::DelServers() {
@@ -718,8 +780,11 @@ void CIRCNetwork::JoinChans() {
 			sChans.insert(pChan);
 
 			// Limit the number of joins
-			if (uJoins != 0 && --uJoins == 0)
+			if (uJoins != 0 && --uJoins == 0) {
+				// Reset the timer.
+				m_pJoinTimer->Reset();
 				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/User.cpp b/src/User.cpp
index cf664f1b..48cc871a 100644
--- a/src/User.cpp
+++ b/src/User.cpp
@@ -36,30 +36,6 @@ public:
 private:
 protected:
 	virtual void RunJob() {
-		vector<CIRCNetwork*> vNetworks = m_pUser->GetNetworks();
-
-		for (size_t a = 0; a < vNetworks.size(); a++) {
-			CIRCNetwork* pNetwork = vNetworks[a];
-			CIRCSock* pIRCSock = pNetwork->GetIRCSock();
-
-			if (pIRCSock && pIRCSock->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
-				pIRCSock->PutIRC("PING :ZNC");
-			}
-
-			if (pNetwork->IsIRCConnected()) {
-				pNetwork->JoinChans();
-			}
-
-			vector<CClient*>& vClients = pNetwork->GetClients();
-			for (size_t b = 0; b < vClients.size(); b++) {
-				CClient* pClient = vClients[b];
-
-				if (pClient->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
-					pClient->PutClient("PING :ZNC");
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		vector<CClient*>& vUserClients = m_pUser->GetUserClients();
 		for (size_t c = 0; c < vUserClients.size(); ++c) {
 			CClient* pUserClient = vUserClients[c];