diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs
index cac62688..814d998f 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 dtDeleteCutoff = DateTime.UtcNow - INTERNAL_JOBS_LOGS_DELETE_AFTER_THIS_TIMESPAN;
                 await SweepInternalJobsLogsAsync(ct, dtDeleteCutoff);
 
+                //Check license expired - this is the only place during server running outside of boot and new license fetch that
+                //the license is checked for expiration
+                //case 4218                
+                if (AyaNova.Core.License.ActiveKey.LicenseExpired)
+                {
+                    var msg = $"E1020 - License key expired {Util.DateUtil.ServerDateTimeString(AyaNova.Core.License.ActiveKey.LicenseExpiration)}";
+                    AyaNova.Util.ServiceProviderProvider.ServerState.SetSystemLock(msg);
+                    log.LogCritical(msg);
+                    return;
+                }
+
 
                 //In flight check validate the db license related user data in case of attempted circumvention