diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 065f381b..9bd6130d 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 release: ./manage.py migrate
 web: gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT miqa.wsgi
-worker: REMAP_SIGTERM=SIGQUIT celery --app miqa.celery worker --loglevel INFO --without-heartbeat
+# never use more than one worker; duplicate schedulers will result in duplicate tasks
+worker: REMAP_SIGTERM=SIGQUIT celery --app miqa.celery worker --loglevel INFO --without-heartbeat -B
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 772120db..14453463 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./dev/django.Dockerfile
-    command: ["./manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]
+    command: [ "./manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000" ]
     # Log printing via Rich is enhanced by a TTY
     tty: true
     env_file: ./dev/.env.docker-compose
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./dev/django.Dockerfile
-    command: [
-      "celery",
-      "--app", "miqa.celery",
-      "worker",
-      "--loglevel", "INFO",
-      "--without-heartbeat"
-    ]
+    command:
+      [
+        "celery",
+        "-A",
+        "miqa.celery",
+        "worker",
+        "--loglevel",
+        "INFO",
+        "--without-heartbeat",
+        "-B" # add celery beat worker to schedule automatic tasks
+      ]
     # Docker Compose does not set the TTY width, which causes Celery errors
     tty: false
     env_file: ./dev/.env.docker-compose
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ services:
 
   npm:
     image: node:latest
-    command: ["npm", "run", "serve"]
+    command: [ "npm", "run", "serve" ]
     working_dir: /opt/client
     environment:
       # Fixes https://github.com/OpenImaging/miqa/issues/298
diff --git a/miqa/core/tasks.py b/miqa/core/tasks.py
index 79fe8772..895fa12b 100644
--- a/miqa/core/tasks.py
+++ b/miqa/core/tasks.py
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ def _download_from_s3(path: str, public: bool) -> bytes:
     return buf.getvalue()
 
 
+@shared_task
+def reset_demo():
+    demo_project = Project.objects.get(name='Demo Project')
+    demo_project.import_path = 's3://miqa-storage/miqa.csv'
+    demo_project.export_path = 'samples/demo.json'
+    demo_project.save()
+    import_data(demo_project.id)
+    Project.objects.exclude(id=demo_project.id).delete()
+
+
 @shared_task
 def evaluate_frame_content(frame_id):
     from miqa.learning.evaluation_models import available_evaluation_models
diff --git a/miqa/settings.py b/miqa/settings.py
index 7b3ce356..ee18b7fa 100644
--- a/miqa/settings.py
+++ b/miqa/settings.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 )
 from composed_configuration._configuration import _BaseConfiguration
 from configurations import values
+from celery.schedules import crontab
 
 
 class MiqaMixin(ConfigMixin):
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ class MiqaMixin(ConfigMixin):
     # Override default signup sheet to ask new users for first and last name
     ACCOUNT_FORMS = {'signup': 'miqa.core.rest.accounts.AccountSignupForm'}
 
+    CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {}
+
+
     @staticmethod
     def before_binding(configuration: ComposedConfiguration) -> None:
         # Install local apps first, to ensure any overridden resources are found first
@@ -85,6 +89,14 @@ def before_binding(configuration: ComposedConfiguration) -> None:
             'EXCEPTION_HANDLER'
         ] = 'miqa.core.rest.exceptions.custom_exception_handler'
 
+        if configuration.DEMO_MODE:
+            configuration.CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE.update({
+                'reset-demo': {
+                    'task': 'miqa.core.tasks.reset_demo',
+                    'schedule': crontab(minute=0, hour=0),  # daily at midnight
+                }
+            })
+
 
 class DevelopmentConfiguration(MiqaMixin, DevelopmentBaseConfiguration):
     HOMEPAGE_REDIRECT_URL = values.Value(environ=True, default='http://localhost:8081')