diff --git a/statusfile.c b/statusfile.c
index ba3915af..8c2e78d4 100644
--- a/statusfile.c
+++ b/statusfile.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 #include "lld.h"
 #include "exebuf.h"
 
+#define CLEAN_LOCKED 1
+#define CLEAN_MISSING 2
+
 static int parameterChange = 0;
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int StatusFileTask(void *data)
@@ -217,6 +220,94 @@ static int listRestoreErr(pRestoreObj self, SConnection * pCon)
   return 1;
 }
 
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int cleanRestoreErr(pRestoreObj self, SConnection * pCon, int hard)
+{
+  char command[1024];
+  char message[1024];
+  char *errMsg = NULL;
+  int status;
+  int newErrList;
+  pDynString data = NULL;
+  pStringDict dict;
+  int count_in = 0;
+  int count_ex = 0;
+
+  if (!self->errList)
+    return 1;
+
+  data = CreateDynString(256,256);
+  if (data == NULL) {
+    SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: out of memory cleaning errors",eError);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  dict = CreateStringDict();
+  if (dict == NULL) {
+    SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: out of memory cleaning errors",eError);
+    DeleteDynString(data);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  /* create new list */
+  newErrList = LLDstringCreate();
+  if (newErrList < 0) {
+    SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: out of blobs cleaning errors",eError);
+    DeleteDynString(data);
+    DeleteStringDict(dict);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  status = LLDnodePtr2First(self->errList);
+  while (status == 1) {
+    LLDstringData(self->errList, command);
+    status = LLDnodePtr2Next(self->errList);
+    if (status != 1) {
+      /* Error */
+      errMsg = "ERROR: unpaired error cleaning errors";
+      break;
+    }
+    LLDstringData(self->errList, message);
+    if (command[0] == '#' || message[0] != '#') {
+      /* Error */
+      errMsg = "ERROR: sequence error cleaning errors";
+      break;
+    }
+    DynStringClear(data);
+    DynStringConcat(data, command);
+    DynStringConcat(data, message);
+    status = LLDnodePtr2Next(self->errList);
+    ++count_in;
+    /* Skip duplicate messages */
+    if (StringDictExists(dict, GetCharArray(data)))
+      continue;
+    /* Skip "configured locked!" messages */
+    if (hard == CLEAN_LOCKED &&
+        strstr(message, "#ERR: ERROR: variable ") &&
+        strstr(message, " is configured locked!"))
+      continue;
+    /* Skip "not found" messages */
+    if (hard == CLEAN_MISSING &&
+        strstr(message, "#ERR: Object ") &&
+        strstr(message, "not found"))
+      continue;
+    /* add to dictionary and new list */
+    StringDictAddPair(dict, GetCharArray(data), "");
+    LLDstringAppend(newErrList, command);
+    LLDstringAppend(newErrList, message);
+    ++count_ex;
+  }
+  if (errMsg) {
+    SCWrite(pCon, errMsg, eError);
+    LLDstringDelete(newErrList);
+  } else {
+    /* swap lists */
+    LLDstringDelete(self->errList);
+    self->errList = newErrList;
+    SCPrintf(pCon, eLog, "CleanErr: %d pairs in, %d pairs out", count_in, count_ex);
+  }
+  DeleteDynString(data);
+  DeleteStringDict(dict);
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int RestoreStatus(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
                   int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -245,6 +336,13 @@ int RestoreStatus(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
   } else {
     if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "listerr") == 0) {
       return listRestoreErr(self, pCon);
+    } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "cleanerr") == 0) {
+      if (argc > 2 && strcasecmp(argv[2], "locked") == 0)
+        return cleanRestoreErr(self, pCon, CLEAN_LOCKED);
+      else if (argc > 2 && strcasecmp(argv[2], "missing") == 0)
+        return cleanRestoreErr(self, pCon, CLEAN_MISSING);
+      else
+        return cleanRestoreErr(self, pCon, 0);
     } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "killerr") == 0) {
       if (self->errList >= 0) {
         LLDdeleteBlob(self->errList);