diff --git a/roles/backup/files/pull_remote_backups.sh b/roles/backup/files/pull_remote_backups.sh
index c48eec5..ab8d20f 100644
--- a/roles/backup/files/pull_remote_backups.sh
+++ b/roles/backup/files/pull_remote_backups.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ STAGE=$2
 DATABASE_ENGINE=$3
 DEST_DIR=${HOME}/backups/${STAGE}/${DATABASE_ENGINE}/
 
+# remove files oder than XX in backup-DIR
+find ${DEST_DIR}  -type f -mtime +1 -delete
+
 mkdir -p ${DEST_DIR}
 rsync -av --remove-source-files -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" ${REMOTE_SYSTEM_USER}@${DATABASE_SERVER_IP}:/backups/${DATABASE_ENGINE}/* ${DEST_DIR}/
 
-# remove files oder than XX in backup-DIR
-find ${DEST_DIR} -ctime +7 -delete
+