diff --git a/surveillance/maintenance/check_activity.py b/surveillance/maintenance/check_activity.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1ef44824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveillance/maintenance/check_activity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash /usr/scripts/python.sh
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import psycopg2
+import psycopg2.extras
+import time
+
+PG_STAT_REQ = "SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;"
+
+def pg_stat_ended(curseur):
+    """Fetch stat_activity from postgresql and check if
+    all transactions active on first fetch is done before
+    returning True.
+
+    """
+    curseur.execute(PG_STAT_REQ)
+    data = curseur.fetchall()
+    seuil = max([donnee['xact_start'] for donnee in data])
+    while True and seuil:
+        curseur.execute(PG_STAT_REQ)
+        data = curseur.fetchall()
+        front = min([donnee['xact_start'] for donnee in data])
+        if front > seuil:
+            break
+        time.sleep(30)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    conn = psycopg2.connect(database='filtrage')
+    conn.set_session(autocommit=True)
+    curseur = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.DictCursor)
+    pg_stat_ended(curseur)
diff --git a/surveillance/maintenance.sql b/surveillance/maintenance/delete.sql
similarity index 66%
rename from surveillance/maintenance.sql
rename to surveillance/maintenance/delete.sql
index 20057388..379a9e2a 100644
--- a/surveillance/maintenance.sql
+++ b/surveillance/maintenance/delete.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
--- Maintenance de la base pgsql filtrade sur odlyd, lancé par cron
+-- Maintenance de la base pgsql filtrage sur odlyd, lancé par cron
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- effacement des vieux enregistrements
 DELETE FROM upload where stamp_inserted < timestamp 'now' - interval '5 days';
-
--- suppression complète des entrées
-VACUUM (VERBOSE, ANALYZE);
diff --git a/surveillance/maintenance/upload_maint.sh b/surveillance/maintenance/upload_maint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b1a033af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveillance/maintenance/upload_maint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+psql -d filtrage -f /usr/scripts/surveillance/maintenance/delete.sql;
+/usr/scripts/surveillance/maintenance/check_activity.py;
+psql -d filtrage -f /usr/scripts/surveillance/maintenance/vacuum.sql 2>&1 > /dev/null
diff --git a/surveillance/maintenance/vacuum.sql b/surveillance/maintenance/vacuum.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f847f42f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveillance/maintenance/vacuum.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- suppression complète des entrées
+VACUUM (VERBOSE, ANALYZE);