diff --git a/devdocs/todo.txt b/devdocs/todo.txt
index 76b60ddf..f90fcd7d 100644
--- a/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ todo: add backup master time out setting
 
 TODO: BIG UPDATE ALL GUTS
 
-todo: do I have a memory leak or something?
-	I'm seeing gc not collecting beyond a certain point and possibly rising over time gen0
-	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/performance/memory?view=aspnetcore-3.1
+
 
 todo: notification?
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ServerMetricsController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ServerMetricsController.cs
index 4922b88f..ba2cba0c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ServerMetricsController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ServerMetricsController.cs
@@ -49,9 +49,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             serverState = apiServerState;
         }
 
+#if (DEBUG)
+        [HttpGet("collect")]
+        public ActionResult GetCollect()
+        {
+            GC.Collect();
+            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+            GC.Collect();
 
-
-
+            return Ok();
+        }
+#endif
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get Memory and CPU server metrics for time period specified