diff --git a/cmd/captplanet/run.go b/cmd/captplanet/run.go
index 9cca8dfc2..6f88d6326 100644
--- a/cmd/captplanet/run.go
+++ b/cmd/captplanet/run.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/kademlia"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/miniogw"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/overlay"
+	"storj.io/storj/pkg/datarepair/checker"
 	psserver "storj.io/storj/pkg/piecestore/rpc/server"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/pointerdb"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/process"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ type Satellite struct {
 	Kademlia    kademlia.Config
 	PointerDB   pointerdb.Config
 	Overlay     overlay.Config
+	Checker			checker.Config
 	MockOverlay struct {
 		Enabled bool   `default:"true" help:"if false, use real overlay"`
 		Host    string `default:"" help:"if set, the mock overlay will return storage nodes with this host"`
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ func cmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		errch <- runCfg.Satellite.Identity.Run(ctx,
 			runCfg.Satellite.Kademlia,
 			runCfg.Satellite.PointerDB,
+			runCfg.Satellite.Checker,
 			o)
 	}()
 
diff --git a/cmd/satellite/main.go b/cmd/satellite/main.go
index 0ddb8449f..22573f19d 100644
--- a/cmd/satellite/main.go
+++ b/cmd/satellite/main.go
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/cfgstruct"
-	// "storj.io/storj/pkg/datarepair/checker"
+
 	// "storj.io/storj/pkg/datarepair/queue"
 	// "storj.io/storj/pkg/datarepair/repairer"
+	"storj.io/storj/pkg/datarepair/checker"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/kademlia"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/overlay"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/pointerdb"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var (
 		Identity    provider.IdentityConfig
 		Kademlia    kademlia.Config
 		PointerDB   pointerdb.Config
+		Checker     checker.Config
 		Overlay     overlay.Config
 		MockOverlay overlay.MockConfig
 		// RepairQueue   queue.Config
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ func cmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		o = runCfg.MockOverlay
 	}
 	return runCfg.Identity.Run(process.Ctx(cmd),
-		runCfg.Kademlia, o, runCfg.PointerDB)
+		runCfg.Kademlia, o, runCfg.PointerDB, runCfg.Checker)
 }
 
 func cmdSetup(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
diff --git a/pkg/datarepair/checker/checker.go b/pkg/datarepair/checker/checker.go
index f5495c3ea..1ec431757 100644
--- a/pkg/datarepair/checker/checker.go
+++ b/pkg/datarepair/checker/checker.go
@@ -5,17 +5,48 @@ package checker
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	monkit "gopkg.in/spacemonkeygo/monkit.v2"
+
+	"storj.io/storj/pkg/provider"
+)
+
+var (
+	mon = monkit.Package()
+	// Error is a standard error class for this package.
+	Error = errs.Class("checker error")
 )
 
 // Config contains configurable values for checker
 type Config struct {
-	// queueAddress string `help:"data repair queue address" default:"localhost:7777"`
+	Interval time.Duration `help:"how frequently checker should audit segments" default:"30s"`
 }
 
 // Run runs the checker with configured values
-func (c *Config) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+func (c Config) Run(ctx context.Context, server *provider.Provider) (err error) {
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
-	// TODO: start checker server
+	zap.S().Info("Checker is starting up")
 
-	return err
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.Interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				zap.S().Info("Starting segment checker service")
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return server.Run(ctx)
 }