diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9f90ce3..4c8a747 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"jannex/log-manager/modules/cache"
 	"jannex/log-manager/modules/config"
+	"jannex/log-manager/modules/loghandler"
 	"jannex/log-manager/modules/structs"
 	"jannex/log-manager/modules/utils"
 	"jannex/log-manager/routers/router"
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ func init() {
 	utils.ValidatorInit()
 
 	utils.CreateDirectoryIfNotExists(config.Cfg.LogFolder)
+
+	// checking for deletable logs on startup
+	loghandler.CheckForDeletableLogs()
+
+	// starting the background log deleter
+	go loghandler.StartBackgroundLogDeleter()
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/modules/config/config.go b/modules/config/config.go
index e5c0736..e1160b7 100644
--- a/modules/config/config.go
+++ b/modules/config/config.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Port             string
 	LogFolder        string
 	SSEServerEnabled bool
+	DaysToKeepLogs int
 }
 
 func LoadConfig() {
@@ -25,10 +28,17 @@ func LoadConfig() {
 		fmt.Println("Load env from system")
 	}
 
+	daysToKeepLogs, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS"))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS from env, err: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
 	Cfg = Config{
 		Host:             os.Getenv("HOST"),
 		Port:             os.Getenv("PORT"),
 		LogFolder:        os.Getenv("LOG_FOLDER"),
 		SSEServerEnabled: os.Getenv("SSE_SERVER_ENABLED") == "true",
+		DaysToKeepLogs: daysToKeepLogs,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/loghandler/loghandler.go b/modules/loghandler/loghandler.go
index e50df29..e32918b 100644
--- a/modules/loghandler/loghandler.go
+++ b/modules/loghandler/loghandler.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"jannex/log-manager/modules/structs"
 	"jannex/log-manager/modules/utils"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -162,3 +163,66 @@ func GetAvailableLogTypes() []string {
 
 	return availableLogTypes
 }
+
+func StartBackgroundLogDeleter() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(24 * time.Hour)
+	
+	for range ticker.C {
+		CheckForDeletableLogs()
+	}
+}
+
+func CheckForDeletableLogs() {
+
+	daysToKeepLogs := config.Cfg.DaysToKeepLogs
+
+	logFolder := config.Cfg.LogFolder
+
+	err := filepath.Walk(logFolder, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+        if err != nil {
+            fmt.Println(err)
+            return err
+        }
+        
+
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			// check if the file is older than the daysToKeepLogs
+			// get the date from the file name
+			date := strings.Split(info.Name(), ".")[0]
+
+			dateFormat := "2-1-2006"
+
+			fileDate, err := time.Parse(dateFormat, date)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// get the date from the daysToKeepLogs
+			daysToKeepLogsDate := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -daysToKeepLogs)
+
+			// compare the dates
+			if fileDate.Before(daysToKeepLogsDate) {
+				// delete the file
+				err := os.Remove(path)
+
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Println(err)
+					return err
+				}
+
+				AddLog(structs.LogBody{
+					Type: "system",
+					Logs: []string{"I "+ utils.GetTime() + "LogManager: Deleted log file " + path + " because it was older than " + strconv.Itoa(daysToKeepLogs) + " days."},
+				})
+			}
+		}
+
+        return nil
+    })
+
+    if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println(err)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/modules/utils/utils.go b/modules/utils/utils.go
index b365939..ba511ac 100644
--- a/modules/utils/utils.go
+++ b/modules/utils/utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 )
@@ -49,3 +50,7 @@ func CreateDirectoryIfNotExists(path string) {
 		os.Mkdir(path, 0755)
 	}
 }
+
+func GetTime() string {
+	return time.Now().Format("15:04:05 02-01-2006") + " "
+}
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