1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/expire.php b/include/expire.php
index 7608b9054..5fa0ec758 100755
--- a/include/expire.php
+++ b/include/expire.php
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ function expire_run($argv, $argc){
 	$a->set_baseurl(get_config('system','url'));
 
 
-	// physically remove anything that has been deleted from more than two months
+	// physically remove anything that has been deleted for more than two months
 
 	$r = q("delete from item where deleted = 1 and changed < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 60 DAY");
-
+	q("optimize table item");
 
 	logger('expire: start');