diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot
index 53c5ca0..2bc68b7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot
+++ b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ load_rc_config $name
 command=/usr/sbin/daemon
 pidfile=/var/run/${name}.pid
 
-command_args="-p $pidfile -u root -f -S -T $name nice -n 10 poudboot start"
+command_args="-p $pidfile -u root -f -S -T $name nice -n 10 lockf -t 0 /var/run/$name.lock /root/.cargo/bin/poudboot /opt/poudriere/poudboot.sqlite3"
 
 export PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin"
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot.bash b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot.bash
deleted file mode 100644
index 375115c..0000000
--- a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudboot.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-#
-# Run poudriere at system boot. Useful for virtual machines so launching the VM also kicks off a build.
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-
-: ${LOCKFILE:="/var/run/poudboot.lock"}
-: ${INFO_DIR:="/opt/poudriere/run_info"}
-: ${PORT_UPDATE_SECONDS:="86400"}
-: ${CLEAN_SECONDS:="1209600"}
-: ${BUILD_SECONDS:="7200"}
-: ${LOG_RETENTION_DAYS:="30"}
-
-############## Setup #########################
-
-# function cleanup {
-#     for f in "${folders[@]}"; do
-#         log "Deleting $f"
-#         rm -rf "$f"
-#     done
-# }
-# folders=()
-# for sig in EXIT INT QUIT HUP TERM; do
-#   trap "set +e; cleanup" "$sig"
-# done
-
-function die {
-    local status_code="$1"
-    shift
-    (>&2 echo "${@}")
-    exit "$status_code"
-}
-
-function log {
-    (>&2 echo "${@}")
-}
-
-function run_locked {
-    if [ "${RUN_LOCKED:-}" != "RUN" ]; then
-        exec env RUN_LOCKED=RUN lockf -t 0 $LOCKFILE $0 $@
-    fi
-
-}
-
-############## Program #########################
-
-function main {
-    local COMMAND="$1"
-
-    if [ "$COMMAND" = "start" ]; then
-        run_locked "${@}"
-        shift 1
-        cmd_start "${@}"
-    elif [ "$COMMAND" = "stop" ]; then
-        shift 1
-        cmd_stop "${@}"
-    else
-        die 1 "Unrecognized command: $COMMAND"
-    fi
-}
-
-function abort_if_jobs_running {
-    if [[ $(sudo poudriere status) != *"No running builds"* ]]; then
-        echo "There is already a poudriere build in progress, exiting."
-        exit 0
-    fi
-}
-
-function build {
-    poudriere pkgclean -v -y "$@"
-    poudriere bulk -J "${POUDRIERE_JOBS:-1}" "$@"
-}
-
-function cmd_start {
-    abort_if_jobs_running
-
-    while true; do
-        for conf in /opt/poudriere/build_configs/*; do
-            (
-                # Allow command failures without quitting the script because some
-                # package sets might fail whereas others may succeed based on which
-                # packages are in each set.
-                set +e
-
-                source "$conf"
-                local RUN_DIR="$INFO_DIR/$JAIL-$PORTS-$SET"
-                local TIMES_FILE="$RUN_DIR/times"
-                mkdir -p "$RUN_DIR"
-                local PORTUPDATE=0
-                local LASTBUILD=0
-                if [ -e "$TIMES_FILE" ]; then
-                    source "$TIMES_FILE"
-                fi
-                local now=$(date +%s)
-                if [ $((now - PORTUPDATE)) -gt "$PORT_UPDATE_SECONDS" ]; then
-                    log "Updating ports for $JAIL-$PORTS-$SET"
-                    portshaker -U
-                    portshaker -M
-                    PORTUPDATE=$(date +%s)
-                fi
-                if [ $((now - LASTBUILD)) -gt "$BUILD_SECONDS" ]; then
-                    log "Building ports for $JAIL-$PORTS-$SET"
-                    build -j "$JAIL" -p "$PORTS" -z "$SET" -f /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/$JAIL-$PORTS-$SET-pkglist
-                    LASTBUILD=$(date +%s)
-                fi
-
-                cat > "$TIMES_FILE" <<EOF
-PORTUPDATE=$PORTUPDATE
-LASTBUILD=$LASTBUILD
-EOF
-            )
-        done
-
-        (
-            set +e
-            local GLOBAL_TIMES_FILE="$INFO_DIR/times"
-            local LASTCLEAN=0
-            if [ -e "$GLOBAL_TIMES_FILE" ]; then
-                source "$GLOBAL_TIMES_FILE"
-            fi
-            local now=$(date +%s)
-            if [ $((now - LASTCLEAN)) -gt "$CLEAN_SECONDS" ]; then
-                log "Global Cleaning."
-                # Cleanup old unused dist files
-                poudriere distclean -v -y -a
-                poudriere logclean -v -y "$LOG_RETENTION_DAYS"
-                LASTCLEAN=$(date +%s)
-                cat > "$GLOBAL_TIMES_FILE" <<EOF
-LASTCLEAN=$LASTCLEAN
-EOF
-            fi
-
-        )
-        sleep 300
-    done
-}
-
-function cmd_stop {
-    echo "cmd_stop not implemented."
-}
-
-main "${@}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_build.bash b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_build.bash
index fd33b58..36b5ee0 100755
--- a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_build.bash
+++ b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_build.bash
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 function main {
-    find / -type f -name times -exec sed -E -i '' 's/LASTBUILD=.*/LASTBUILD=0/' {} \;
+    sqlite3 /opt/poudriere/poudboot.sqlite3 "UPDATE local_action SET next_run=0 WHERE name='build';"
 }
 
 main "${@}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_ports_tree_upgrade.bash b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_ports_tree_upgrade.bash
index 883a04f..d9c7569 100755
--- a/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_ports_tree_upgrade.bash
+++ b/ansible/roles/poudriere/files/poudriere_schedule_ports_tree_upgrade.bash
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 function main {
-    find / -type f -name times -exec sed -iE 's/PORTUPDATE=.*/PORTUPDATE=0/' {} \;
+    sqlite3 /opt/poudriere/poudboot.sqlite3 "UPDATE global_action SET next_run=0 WHERE name='update_ports_tree';"
 }
 
 main "${@}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudriere/tasks/freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/poudriere/tasks/freebsd.yaml
index 86470ae..677eaf7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/poudriere/tasks/freebsd.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/poudriere/tasks/freebsd.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       - poudriere
       - bash
       - rsync
+      - rust-nightly # to build poudboot
     state: present
 
 - name: Create directories
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@
     - src: poudriere.d
       dest: /usr/local/etc/
 
+- name: Install poudboot
+  command: "cargo install --profile release-lto --git 'https://code.fizz.buzz/talexander/poudboot.git'"
+  args:
+    creates: /root/.cargo/bin/poudboot
+
 - name: Install scripts
   copy:
     src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
@@ -73,8 +79,6 @@
     owner: root
     group: wheel
   loop:
-    - src: poudboot.bash
-      dest: /usr/local/bin/poudboot
     - src: poudriere_delete_jail.bash
       dest: /usr/local/bin/poudriere_delete_jail
     - src: poudriere_schedule_build.bash