diff --git a/bin/cleanup_scripts.sh b/bin/cleanup_scripts.sh
index 360883cf5..574fca005 100755
--- a/bin/cleanup_scripts.sh
+++ b/bin/cleanup_scripts.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ then
         [ -f $NEWZNAB_PATH/update_predb.php ] && $PHP $NEWZNAB_PATH/update_predb.php true
 fi
 
-
 CURRTIME=`date +%s`
 #every 2 hours and during first loop
 DIFF=$(($CURRTIME-$LASTOPTIMIZE2))
@@ -37,7 +36,9 @@ then
         cd $TESTING_PATH
         [ -f $TESTING_PATH/update_parsing.php ] && $PHP $TESTING_PATH/update_parsing.php
         [ -f $TESTING_PATH/removespecial.php ] && $PHP $TESTING_PATH/removespecial.php
-        [ -f $TESTING_PATH/update_cleanup.php ] && $PHP $TESTING_PATH/update_cleanup.php
+	if [[ $CLEANUP == "true" ]]; then
+	        [ -f $TESTING_PATH/update_cleanup.php ] && $PHP $TESTING_PATH/update_cleanup.php
+	fi
 fi
 
 CURRTIME=`date +%s`
diff --git a/edit_these.sh b/edit_these.sh
index f892216bb..ba0227e80 100755
--- a/edit_these.sh
+++ b/edit_these.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export THREADS="true"
 #Choose your database, comment the one true/false
 export INNODB="true"
 
+#Choose to run update_cleanup.php true/false
+export CLEANUP="true"
+
 #Choose which app to run in the middle right pane, of course it must be installed. Your choices are mytop and bwm-ng.
 #Only have 1 uncommented at a time.