diff --git a/pfsense-backup.sh b/pfsense-backup.sh
index 1696b30..3d21a3b 100755
--- a/pfsense-backup.sh
+++ b/pfsense-backup.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ if [ $cron -eq 1 ]; then
     crond -f
   else
     do_backup
+    if [ ! -z $keepfiles ]; then
+     ls -d -1tr $destination/* | head -n -$keepfiles | xargs -d '\n' rm -f
+    fi
   fi
 else
   do_backup