diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 2516072..f56648b 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// next.config.js
 const removeImports = require("next-remove-imports")();
 
 module.exports = removeImports({
@@ -9,4 +8,12 @@ module.exports = removeImports({
   webpack(config, options) {
     return config;
   },
+  async rewrites() {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: '/api/cron',
+        destination: '/api/cron',
+      },
+    ];
+  },
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20240830221442_init/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20240901171426_init/migration.sql
similarity index 98%
rename from prisma/migrations/20240830221442_init/migration.sql
rename to prisma/migrations/20240901171426_init/migration.sql
index c039192..e8ee247 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20240830221442_init/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20240901171426_init/migration.sql
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ CREATE TABLE "Role" (
     "id" TEXT NOT NULL,
     "userId" TEXT NOT NULL,
     "subscribed" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+    "admin" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
     "subscriptionStartDate" TIMESTAMP(3),
     "lastPaymentAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+    "subscriptionExpiredAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
     "nwc" TEXT,
 
     CONSTRAINT "Role_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 9c5f944..6b524fe 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ model Role {
     id           String    @id @default(uuid())
     user         User      @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
     userId       String    @unique
-    subscribed   Boolean   @default(false)
+    subscribed           Boolean   @default(false)
+    admin                Boolean   @default(false)
     subscriptionStartDate DateTime?
     lastPaymentAt         DateTime?
+    subscriptionExpiredAt DateTime?
     nwc                String?
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/bitcoinConnect/SubscriptionPaymentButton.js b/src/components/bitcoinConnect/SubscriptionPaymentButton.js
index 54ca7b8..701f2b1 100644
--- a/src/components/bitcoinConnect/SubscriptionPaymentButton.js
+++ b/src/components/bitcoinConnect/SubscriptionPaymentButton.js
@@ -104,6 +104,26 @@ const SubscriptionPaymentButtons = ({ onSuccess, onError, onRecurringSubscriptio
             const newNWCUrl = newNwc.getNostrWalletConnectUrl();
 
             if (newNWCUrl) {
+                const nwc = new webln.NostrWebLNProvider({
+                    nostrWalletConnectUrl: newNWCUrl,
+                });
+
+                await nwc.enable();
+
+                const invoice = await fetchInvoice();
+
+                if (!invoice || !invoice.paymentRequest) {
+                    showToast('error', 'NWC', `Failed to fetch invoice from ${lnAddress}`);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                const paymentResponse = await nwc.sendPayment(invoice.paymentRequest);
+
+                if (!paymentResponse || !paymentResponse?.preimage) {
+                    showToast('error', 'NWC', 'Payment failed');
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 const subscriptionResponse = await axios.put('/api/users/subscription', {
                     userId: session.user.id,
                     isSubscribed: true,
@@ -218,22 +238,22 @@ const SubscriptionPaymentButtons = ({ onSuccess, onError, onRecurringSubscriptio
                 <>
                     <Divider />
                     <div className="w-fit mx-auto flex flex-col items-center mt-24">
-                    <AlbyButton handleSubmit={handleRecurringSubscription} />
-                    <span className='my-4 text-lg font-bold'>or</span>
-                    <p className='text-lg font-bold'>Manually enter NWC URL</p>
-                    <span className='text-sm text-gray-500'>*make sure you set a budget of at least 25000 sats and set  budget renewal to monthly</span>
-                    <input
-                        type="text"
-                        value={nwcInput}
-                        onChange={(e) => setNwcInput(e.target.value)}
-                        placeholder="Enter NWC URL"
-                        className="w-full p-2 mb-4 border rounded"
-                    />
-                    <Button
-                        label="Submit"
-                        onClick={handleManualNwcSubmit}
-                        className="mt-4 w-fit text-[#f8f8ff]"
-                    />
+                        <AlbyButton handleSubmit={handleRecurringSubscription} />
+                        <span className='my-4 text-lg font-bold'>or</span>
+                        <p className='text-lg font-bold'>Manually enter NWC URL</p>
+                        <span className='text-sm text-gray-500'>*make sure you set a budget of at least 25000 sats and set  budget renewal to monthly</span>
+                        <input
+                            type="text"
+                            value={nwcInput}
+                            onChange={(e) => setNwcInput(e.target.value)}
+                            placeholder="Enter NWC URL"
+                            className="w-full p-2 mb-4 border rounded"
+                        />
+                        <Button
+                            label="Submit"
+                            onClick={handleManualNwcSubmit}
+                            className="mt-4 w-fit text-[#f8f8ff]"
+                        />
                     </div>
                 </>
             )}
diff --git a/src/db/models/userModels.js b/src/db/models/userModels.js
index b1ba0ad..e43e5ce 100644
--- a/src/db/models/userModels.js
+++ b/src/db/models/userModels.js
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ export const updateUserSubscription = async (userId, isSubscribed, nwc) => {
             subscriptionStartDate: isSubscribed ? now : null,
             lastPaymentAt: isSubscribed ? now : null,
             nwc: nwc ? nwc : null,
+            subscriptionExpiredAt: null,
           },
           update: {
             subscribed: isSubscribed,
             subscriptionStartDate: isSubscribed ? { set: now } : { set: null },
             lastPaymentAt: isSubscribed ? now : { set: null },
             nwc: nwc ? nwc : null,
+            subscriptionExpiredAt: null,
           },
         },
       },
@@ -126,3 +128,38 @@ export const updateUserSubscription = async (userId, isSubscribed, nwc) => {
     },
   });
 };
+
+export const checkAndUpdateExpiredSubscriptions = async () => {
+  const now = new Date();
+  const oneHourAgo = new Date(now.getTime() - 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+  const fiveMinutesAgo = new Date(now.getTime() - 5 * 60 * 1000);
+
+    const expiredSubscriptions = await prisma.role.findMany({
+      where: {
+      subscribed: true,
+      lastPaymentAt: {
+        lt: fiveMinutesAgo
+      }
+    },
+    select: {
+      userId: true
+    }
+  });
+
+  const updatePromises = expiredSubscriptions.map(({ userId }) =>
+    prisma.role.update({
+      where: { userId },
+      data: {
+        subscribed: false,
+        subscriptionStartDate: null,
+        lastPaymentAt: null,
+        nwc: null,
+        subscriptionExpiredAt: now,
+      }
+    })
+  );
+
+  await prisma.$transaction(updatePromises);
+
+  return expiredSubscriptions.length;
+};
diff --git a/src/pages/api/users/subscription/cron.js b/src/pages/api/users/subscription/cron.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6017d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/api/users/subscription/cron.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { checkAndUpdateExpiredSubscriptions } from "@/db/models/userModels";
+
+export default async function handler(req, res) {
+    if (req.headers.authorization !== `Bearer ${process.env.CRON_SECRET}`) {
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized' });
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === 'POST') {
+        try {
+            const updatedCount = await checkAndUpdateExpiredSubscriptions();
+            res.status(200).json({ message: `Cron job completed successfully. Updated ${updatedCount} subscriptions.` });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Cron job error:', error);
+            res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
+        }
+    } else {
+        res.setHeader('Allow', ['POST']);
+        res.status(405).end(`Method ${req.method} Not Allowed`);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/api/users/subscription.js b/src/pages/api/users/subscription/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/pages/api/users/subscription.js
rename to src/pages/api/users/subscription/index.js
diff --git a/src/pages/profile.js b/src/pages/profile.js
index 804c494..8d6e945 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile.js
+++ b/src/pages/profile.js
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ const Profile = () => {
     const [subscribeModalVisible, setSubscribeModalVisible] = useState(false); // Add this state
     const [subscribed, setSubscribed] = useState(false);
     const [subscribedUntil, setSubscribedUntil] = useState(null);
+    const [subscriptionExpiredAt, setSubscriptionExpiredAt] = useState(null);
 
-    const { data: session, status } = useSession();
+    const { data: session, status, update } = useSession();
     const { returnImageProxy } = useImageProxy();
     const { ndk } = useNDKContext();
     const menu = useRef(null);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // Refetch the session when the component mounts
+        update();
+    }, []);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (session && session.user) {
             setUser(session.user);
@@ -35,6 +41,10 @@ const Profile = () => {
                 // The user is subscribed until the date in subscribedAt + 30 days
                 const subscribedUntil = new Date(subscribedAt.getTime() + 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
                 setSubscribedUntil(subscribedUntil);
+                if (session.user.role.subscriptionExpiredAt) {
+                    const expiredAt = new Date(session.user.role.subscriptionExpiredAt)
+                    setSubscriptionExpiredAt(expiredAt);
+                }
             }
         }
     }, [session]);
@@ -96,13 +106,14 @@ const Profile = () => {
                         <BitcoinConnectButton />
                     </div>
                     <div className="flex flex-col w-1/2 mx-auto my-4 justify-between items-center border-2 border-gray-700 bg-[#121212] p-8 rounded-md">
-                        {subscribed ? (
+                        {subscribed && (
                             <>
                                 <Message severity="success" text="Subscribed!" />
                                 <p className="mt-8">Thank you for your support 🎉</p>
                                 <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">Pay-as-you-go subscription will renew on {subscribedUntil.toLocaleDateString()}</p>
                             </>
-                        ) : (
+                        )}
+                        {(!subscribed && !subscriptionExpiredAt) && (
                             <>
                                 <Message severity="info" text="You currently have no active subscription" />
                                 <Button
@@ -112,6 +123,16 @@ const Profile = () => {
                                 />
                             </>
                         )}
+                        {subscriptionExpiredAt && (
+                            <>
+                                <Message severity="warn" text={`Your subscription expired on ${subscriptionExpiredAt.toLocaleDateString()}`} />
+                                <Button
+                                    label="Subscribe"
+                                    className="w-auto mt-8 text-[#f8f8ff]"
+                                    onClick={openSubscribeModal} // Add this onClick handler
+                                />
+                            </>
+                        )}
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {!session || !session?.user || !ndk ? (
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bcda26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "version": 2,
+  "crons": [
+    {
+      "path": "/api/users/subscription/cron",
+      "schedule": "0 * * * *"
+    }
+  ]
+}