diff --git a/bash/cronbackup/backup.sh b/bash/cronbackup/backup.sh
index d6b3481..a841a5f 100644
--- a/bash/cronbackup/backup.sh
+++ b/bash/cronbackup/backup.sh
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ while read line; do
 
 			echo "  Check for existing backups "$FILENAME \(Have: $fCount\)
 			
-			# keep up to 7 backup
-			if [ $fCount -ne 7 ]; then
+			# keep up to X backups
+			if [ $fCount -ne $KEEP ]; then
 
 				# delete count
-				dCount=`expr $fCount - 7`
+				dCount=`expr $fCount - $KEEP`
 				
 				# loop over files
 				for files in $BAKDIR/*$FILENAME*.gz; do
diff --git a/bash/cronbackup/config.sh b/bash/cronbackup/config.sh
index 319ecee..49be805 100644
--- a/bash/cronbackup/config.sh
+++ b/bash/cronbackup/config.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ ERRLOG=backup_errors.log
 
 BMOUNT=/mnt/backup
 BAKDIR=$BMOUNT/backup/cron
+
+KEEP=7