diff --git a/modules/m_bridge.cc b/modules/m_bridge.cc
index 806cc2d07..135253adc 100644
--- a/modules/m_bridge.cc
+++ b/modules/m_bridge.cc
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 namespace ircd::m::bridge
 {
 	static size_t make_txn(const config &, json::stack &, events::range &);
-	static event::idx worker_handle(const config &, const rfc3986::uri &, const events::range &, window_buffer);
+	static event::idx worker_handle(const config &, const net::hostport &, const events::range &, window_buffer);
 	static void worker_loop(const config &, const rfc3986::uri &, const mutable_buffer &);
-	static void worker(std::string config);
+	static void worker(std::string event, std::string event_id);
 	static void handle_event(const event &, vm::eval &);
 	static void fini();
 	static void init();
 
+	extern conf::item<bool> enable;
 	extern conf::item<seconds> timeout;
 	extern ctx::dock worker_dock;
 	extern std::vector<context> worker_context;
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ IRCD_MODULE
 	ircd::m::bridge::fini,
 };
 
+decltype(ircd::m::bridge::enable)
+ircd::m::bridge::enable
+{
+	{ "name",      "ircd.m.bridge.enable"  },
+	{ "default",   true                    },
+};
+
 decltype(ircd::m::bridge::timeout)
 ircd::m::bridge::timeout
 {
@@ -54,22 +62,6 @@ ircd::m::bridge::notify_hook
 	}
 };
 
-void
-ircd::m::bridge::init()
-{
-
-}
-
-void
-ircd::m::bridge::fini()
-{
-	for(auto &worker : worker_context)
-		worker.terminate();
-
-	for(auto &worker : worker_context)
-		worker.join();
-}
-
 void
 ircd::m::bridge::handle_event(const m::event &event,
                               vm::eval &eval)
@@ -98,12 +90,64 @@ catch(const std::exception &e)
 }
 
 void
-ircd::m::bridge::worker(std::string config_)
+ircd::m::bridge::init()
+{
+	if(!enable)
+		return;
+
+	config::for_each([]
+	(const event::idx &event_idx, const event &event, const config &config)
+	{
+		log::debug
+		{
+			log, "Found configuration for '%s' in %s by %s",
+			json::get<"id"_>(config),
+			json::get<"room_id"_>(event),
+			string_view{event.event_id},
+		};
+
+		worker_context.emplace_back(context
+		{
+			"m.bridge",
+			512_KiB,
+			context::POST,
+			std::bind(&bridge::worker, std::string(event.source), std::string(event.event_id)),
+		});
+
+		return true;
+	});
+}
+
+void
+ircd::m::bridge::fini()
+{
+	for(auto &worker : worker_context)
+		worker.terminate();
+
+	if(!worker_context.empty())
+		log::debug
+		{
+			log, "Waiting for %zu bridge workers...",
+			worker_context.size(),
+		};
+
+	for(auto &worker : worker_context)
+		worker.join();
+}
+
+void
+ircd::m::bridge::worker(const std::string event_,
+                        const std::string event_id)
 try
 {
+	const m::event event
+	{
+		json::object{event_}, event_id
+	};
+
 	const bridge::config config
 	{
-		config_
+		json::get<"content"_>(event)
 	};
 
 	const rfc3986::uri uri
@@ -116,8 +160,29 @@ try
 		event::MAX_SIZE * 8
 	};
 
-	// Wait for run::level RUN before entering work loop.
+	log::notice
+	{
+		log, "Bridging to '%s' via %s by %s",
+		json::get<"id"_>(config),
+		uri.remote,
+		event_id,
+	};
+
 	run::barrier<ctx::interrupted> {};
+	const bool prelinking
+	{
+		server::prelink(uri.remote)
+	};
+
+	if(!prelinking)
+		log::warning
+		{
+			log, "Bridging to '%s' via %s may not be possible :%s",
+			json::get<"id"_>(config),
+			uri.remote,
+			server::errmsg(uri.remote),
+		};
+
 	worker_loop(config, uri, buf);
 }
 catch(const ctx::interrupted &)
@@ -139,6 +204,11 @@ ircd::m::bridge::worker_loop(const config &config,
                              const mutable_buffer &buf)
 try
 {
+	const net::hostport target
+	{
+		uri.remote
+	};
+
 	auto since {vm::sequence::retired}; do
     {
 		worker_dock.wait([&since]
@@ -146,18 +216,36 @@ try
 			return since < vm::sequence::retired;
 		});
 
+		// Wait here if the bridge is down.
+		while(unlikely(server::errant(target)))
+		{
+			log::error
+			{
+				log, "Waiting for '%s' at %s with error :%s",
+				json::get<"id"_>(config),
+				uri.remote,
+				server::errmsg(target),
+			};
+
+			sleep(15s);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		const events::range range
 		{
 			since, vm::sequence::retired + 1
 		};
 
-		since = worker_handle(config, uri, range, buf);
+		since = worker_handle(config, target, range, buf);
 		assert(since >= range.first);
 		assert(since <= range.second);
 
 		// Prevent spin for retrying the same range on handled exception.
 		if(unlikely(since == range.first))
+		{
 			sleep(15s);
+			continue;
+		}
 	}
 	while(run::level == run::level::RUN);
 }
@@ -176,7 +264,7 @@ catch(const std::exception &e)
 
 ircd::m::event::idx
 ircd::m::bridge::worker_handle(const config &config,
-                               const rfc3986::uri &uri,
+                               const net::hostport &target,
                                const events::range &range_,
                                window_buffer buf)
 try
@@ -229,11 +317,6 @@ try
 		count,
 	};
 
-	const net::hostport target
-	{
-		uri.remote
-	};
-
 	// HTTP request sans
 	http::request
 	{