diff --git a/idlerpg/models.py b/idlerpg/models.py
index c24b431..2fab5e7 100644
--- a/idlerpg/models.py
+++ b/idlerpg/models.py
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ class Game(models.Model):
 class CharacterManager(models.Manager):
     """Query manager for creating a Character and taking operations relevant to the game."""
 
+    def log_out_everyone(self):
+        """Log out every logged in character.
+
+        This is probably being called on shutdown or another situation when we can't monitor state, so we'll
+        just recreate it whenever it is we come back online.
+        """
+        self.filter(enabled=True,
+                    status=Character.CHARACTER_STATUS_LOGGED_IN).update(status=Character.CHARACTER_STATUS_OFFLINE)
+        logger.info("ALL::ALL: logged out all currently online or logged in characters")
+
     def register(self, name: str, game: Game, password: str, hostmask: str, character_class: str):
         """Create a character, with guardrails.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_idlerpg_character.py b/tests/test_idlerpg_character.py
index da43382..27ccd4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_idlerpg_character.py
+++ b/tests/test_idlerpg_character.py
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ class CharacterTest(TestCase):
         assert char.status == Character.CHARACTER_STATUS_OFFLINE
         assert char.last_login == logout_time
 
+    def test_log_out_everyone(self):
+        """Test logging out everyone in the database."""
+        game = Game.objects.get(pk=1)
+        # make some data
+        Character.objects.register('loe1', game, 'test', 'loe1', 'log_out_everyone_tester')
+        Character.objects.register('loe2', game, 'test', 'loe2', 'log_out_everyone_tester')
+        Character.objects.register('loe3', game, 'test', 'loe3', 'log_out_everyone_tester')
+
+        assert Character.objects.filter(status=Character.CHARACTER_STATUS_LOGGED_IN).count() >= 3
+
+        Character.objects.log_out_everyone()
+
+        assert Character.objects.filter(status=Character.CHARACTER_STATUS_LOGGED_IN).count() == 0
+
     def test_cant_log_out_offline(self):
         """Test that we error if trying to log out a character already offline."""
         char = Character.objects.get(pk=1)