diff --git a/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Configurations/SqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.cs b/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Configurations/SqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.cs
index b9ef0c3..1c06d67 100644
--- a/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Configurations/SqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Configurations/SqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using Quidjibo.Configurations;
+// // Copyright (c) smiggleworth. All rights reserved.
+// // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using Quidjibo.Configurations;
 using Quidjibo.Constants;
 
 namespace Quidjibo.SqlServer.Configurations
@@ -7,6 +10,12 @@ public class SqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration : IQuidjiboConfiguration
     {
         public int PollingInterval { get; set; } = 10;
         public string ConnectionString { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     The number of days to keep completed/faulted work items.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int DaysToKeep { get; set; } = 3;
+
         public int BatchSize { get; set; } = 5;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Factories/SqlWorkProviderFactory.cs b/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Factories/SqlWorkProviderFactory.cs
index ac1b839..bde0702 100644
--- a/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Factories/SqlWorkProviderFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Factories/SqlWorkProviderFactory.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ await SqlRunner.ExecuteAsync(async cmd =>
                     _sqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.ConnectionString,
                     queues,
                     _sqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.LockInterval,
-                    _sqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.BatchSize);
+                    _sqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.BatchSize,
+                    _sqlServerQuidjiboConfiguration.DaysToKeep);
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Providers/SqlWorkProvider.cs b/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Providers/SqlWorkProvider.cs
index 4ef2093..4284378 100644
--- a/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Providers/SqlWorkProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Quidjibo.SqlServer/Providers/SqlWorkProvider.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// // Copyright (c) smiggleworth. All rights reserved.
+// // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data.SqlClient;
@@ -24,6 +27,8 @@ public enum StatusFlags
 
         private readonly int _batchSize;
         private readonly string _connectionString;
+        private readonly int _daysToKeep;
+        private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly int _maxAttempts;
         private readonly string[] _queues;
         private readonly int _visibilityTimeout;
@@ -34,13 +39,17 @@ public SqlWorkProvider(
             string connectionString,
             string[] queues,
             int visibilityTimeout,
-            int batchSize)
+            int batchSize,
+            int daysToKeep
+        )
         {
+            _logger = logger;
             _queues = queues;
             _visibilityTimeout = visibilityTimeout;
             _batchSize = batchSize;
             _maxAttempts = 10;
             _connectionString = connectionString;
+            _daysToKeep = Math.Abs(daysToKeep);
         }
 
         public async Task SendAsync(WorkItem item, int delay, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -70,6 +79,8 @@ await ExecuteAsync(async cmd =>
         public async Task<List<WorkItem>> ReceiveAsync(string worker, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var receiveOn = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            var deleteOn = _daysToKeep > 0 ? receiveOn.AddDays(-_daysToKeep) : receiveOn.AddHours(-1);
+
             if (_receiveSql == null)
             {
                 _receiveSql = await SqlLoader.GetScript("Work.Receive");
@@ -90,10 +101,14 @@ await ExecuteAsync(async cmd =>
                 cmd.AddParameter("@VisibleOn", receiveOn.AddSeconds(Math.Max(_visibilityTimeout, 30)));
                 cmd.AddParameter("@ReceiveOn", receiveOn);
                 cmd.AddParameter("@MaxAttempts", _maxAttempts);
-                cmd.AddParameter("@DeleteOn", receiveOn.AddDays(-3));
+                cmd.AddParameter("@DeleteOn", deleteOn);
 
                 // dynamic parameters
-                _queues.Select((q, i) => cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue($"@Queue{i}", q)).ToList();
+                for (var i = 0; i < _queues.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue($"@Queue{i}", _queues[i]);
+                }
+
                 using (var rdr = await cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync(cancellationToken))
                 {
                     while (await rdr.ReadAsync(cancellationToken))