diff --git a/src/bin/api.rs b/src/bin/api.rs
index d3d6a65..1af3638 100644
--- a/src/bin/api.rs
+++ b/src/bin/api.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             .get_provisioner(db.clone(), lnd.clone(), exchange.clone());
     worker_provisioner.init().await?;
 
-    let mut worker = Worker::new(db.clone(), worker_provisioner, status.clone());
+    let mut worker = Worker::new(
+        db.clone(),
+        worker_provisioner,
+        settings.delete_after,
+        status.clone(),
+    );
     let sender = worker.sender();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         loop {
diff --git a/src/worker.rs b/src/worker.rs
index cd391e1..83b9cc6 100644
--- a/src/worker.rs
+++ b/src/worker.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub enum WorkJob {
 }
 
 pub struct Worker {
+    delete_after: u16,
     db: Box<dyn LNVpsDb>,
     provisioner: Box<dyn Provisioner>,
     vm_state_cache: VmStateCache,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ impl Worker {
     pub fn new<D: LNVpsDb + Clone + 'static, P: Provisioner + 'static>(
         db: D,
         provisioner: P,
+        delete_after: u16,
         vm_state_cache: VmStateCache,
     ) -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = unbounded_channel();
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ impl Worker {
             db: Box::new(db),
             provisioner: Box::new(provisioner),
             vm_state_cache,
+            delete_after,
             tx,
             rx,
         }
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ impl Worker {
                 self.provisioner.stop_vm(db_vm.id).await?;
             }
             // Delete VM if expired > 3 days
-            if db_vm.expires.add(Days::new(3)) < Utc::now() {
+            if db_vm.expires.add(Days::new(self.delete_after as u64)) < Utc::now() {
                 info!("Deleting expired VM {}", db_vm.id);
                 self.provisioner.delete_vm(db_vm.id).await?;
             }