diff --git a/src/backup.sh b/src/backup.sh
index cc679bb..7bac777 100644
--- a/src/backup.sh
+++ b/src/backup.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ echo "Will wait for next scheduled backup."
 
 if [ ! -z "$BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS" ]; then
   info "Pruning old backups"
+  echo "Sleeping ${BACKUP_PRUNING_LEEWAY} before checking eligibility."
   bucket=$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME
 
   rule_applies_to=$(mc rm --fake --recursive -force --older-than "${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS}d" "backup-target/$bucket" | wc -l)
diff --git a/src/entrypoint.sh b/src/entrypoint.sh
index 30c93de..dedd7e0 100644
--- a/src/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION="${BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION:-@daily}"
 BACKUP_FILENAME=${BACKUP_FILENAME:-"backup-%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S.tar.gz"}
 
 BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS:-}"
+BACKUP_PRUNING_LEEWAY="${BACKUP_PRUNING_LEEWAY:-10m}"
 
 AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME="${AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME:-}"
 AWS_ENDPOINT="${AWS_ENDPOINT:-s3.amazonaws.com}"