diff --git a/Zotlabs/Daemon/Master.php b/Zotlabs/Daemon/Master.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 18da4a5dc..000000000
--- a/Zotlabs/Daemon/Master.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace Zotlabs\Daemon;
-
-/* This file will be left here for a period of six months
- * starting 2020-06-15. Then it will be removed.
- * The English word 'master' is being removed from the codebase.
- * This file was previously referenced in setup scripts and is
- * required to run background tasks. It is executed by cron.
- * We don't want to break this on the short term. This is your
- * first warning. The file will be removed in six months and
- * you will need to point your cron job or scheduled task to
- * Zotlabs/Daemon/Run.php instead of Zotlabs/Daemon/Master.php.
- * 
- */
-
-if(array_search( __file__ , get_included_files()) === 0) {
-
-	require_once('include/cli_startup.php');
-	array_shift($argv);
-	$argc = count($argv);
-
-	if($argc)
-		Master::Release($argc,$argv);
-	return;
-}
-
-
-
-class Master {
-
-	static public function Summon($arr) {
-		proc_run('php','Zotlabs/Daemon/Master.php',$arr);
-	}
-
-	static public function Release($argc,$argv) {
-		cli_startup();
-		logger('Master: release: ' . print_r($argv,true), LOGGER_ALL,LOG_DEBUG);
-		$cls = '\\Zotlabs\\Daemon\\' . $argv[0];
-		$cls::run($argc,$argv);
-	}	
-}
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Daemon/Run.php b/Zotlabs/Daemon/Run.php
index a8ca219bd..8f573e457 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Daemon/Run.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Daemon/Run.php
@@ -18,15 +18,56 @@ if (array_search( __file__ , get_included_files()) === 0) {
 
 class Run {
 
+	// These processes should be ignored by addons which enforce timeouts (e.g. queueworker)
+	// as it could result in corrupt data. Please add additional long running tasks to this list as they arise.
+	// Ideally the queueworker should probably be provided an allow list rather than a deny list as it will be easier
+	// to maintain. This was a quick hack to fix truncation of very large synced files when the queueworker addon is installed.
+	
+	public static $long_running = [ 'Addon', 'Channel_purge', 'Checksites', 'Content_importer', 'Convo',
+		'Cron', 'Cron_daily', 'Cron_weekly', 'Delxitems', 'Expire', 'File_importer', 'Importfile'
+	];  
+
 	static public function Summon($arr) {
 		if (file_exists('maintenance_lock') || file_exists('cache/maintenance_lock')) {
 			return;
 		}
+
+		$hookinfo = [
+			'argv' => $arr,
+			'long_running' => self::$long_running
+		];
+
+		call_hooks('daemon_summon', $hookinfo);
+
+		$arr  = $hookinfo['argv'];
+		$argc = count($arr);
+
+		if ((! is_array($arr) || ($argc < 1))) {
+			logger("Summon handled by hook.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		proc_run('php','Zotlabs/Daemon/Run.php',$arr);
 	}
 
 	static public function Release($argc,$argv) {
 		cli_startup();
+
+		$hookinfo = [
+			'argv' => $argv,
+			'long_running' => self::$long_running
+		];
+
+		call_hooks('daemon_release', $hookinfo);
+
+		$argv = $hookinfo['argv'];
+		$argc = count($argv);
+
+		if ((! is_array($argv) || ($argc < 1))) {
+			logger("Release handled by hook.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		logger('Run: release: ' . print_r($argv,true), LOGGER_ALL,LOG_DEBUG);
 		$cls = '\\Zotlabs\\Daemon\\' . $argv[0];
 		$cls::run($argc,$argv);
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index c8893d09c..371e7b5ea 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use Zotlabs\Daemon\Run;
  * @brief This file defines some global constants and includes the central App class.
  */
 
-define ( 'STD_VERSION',             '21.01.25' );
+define ( 'STD_VERSION',             '21.01.28' );
 define ( 'ZOT_REVISION',            '6.0' );
 
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',       1247 );