diff --git a/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/cleanup b/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/cleanup
index b7e61ac..285c276 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/cleanup
+++ b/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/cleanup
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ rm -f "$VESSELDBLOCK"
 
 # clean up Mastodon toots:
 
-if [[ -n "$MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]]; then 
+if [[ -n "$MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]] && ! chk_disabled "$MASTODON_EXPIRE"; then 
 	/usr/share/vesselalert/masto_expire delete || true
 fi