diff --git a/manifests/borg.pp b/manifests/borg.pp
index ff569de..c9614a4 100644
--- a/manifests/borg.pp
+++ b/manifests/borg.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ class wmdeit_backup::borg (
 	$repos = $borg_repos,
 	$scripts = $borg_scripts
 
+
+
+
 )
 
 inherits wmdeit_backup::params
@@ -30,10 +33,15 @@ define wmdeit_backup::borg_backup
 	$ssh_user = 'root',
 	$ssh_port = '22',
 	$ssh_check_hostkey = 'no',
+	$borg_options = $wmdeit_backup::borg::borg_options,
 
 	$weekday = undef,
 	$hour =   '0',
 	$minute = '0',
+
+	$retain_daily = '30',
+	$retain_monthly = '6',
+	$retain_yearly = '0',
 	
 ) {
 	$scripts = $wmdeit_backup::borg::scripts
@@ -66,10 +74,13 @@ export BORG_PASSPHRASE=$passphrase
 D=`date +%F`
 $wmdeit_backup::borg::sshfs_cmd $sshfs_options -oStrictHostKeyChecking=$ssh_check_hostkey -oPort=$ssh_port $ssh_user@$server:/ $mnt
 cd $mnt
-CMD=\"$borg_cmd create ${repo}::$title-\${D} $backup_dirs\"
+CMD=\"$borg_cmd create $borg_options ${repo}::$title-\${D} $backup_dirs\"
 \$CMD
 cd /
 umount $mnt
+PRUNECMD=\"$borg_cmd prune -d $retain_daily -m $retain_monthly -y $retain_yearly ${repo}\"
+\$PRUNECMD
+
 "
 		
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index f2795e7..ca929bc 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class wmdeit_backup::params {
 		]
 
 		$sshfs_cmd = '/usr/local/bin/sshfs'
-		$sshfs_options = '-o direct_io' # buggy sshfs driver under freebsd
+		$sshfs_options = '-o reconnect -o direct_io' # buggy sshfs driver under freebsd
 		$borg_cmd = "/usr/local/bin/borg"
 	}
 	'Debian': {
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class wmdeit_backup::params {
 	$borg_repos = "/tank/backups"
 	$borg_scripts = "/root/borg"
 	$borg_mnt = "/mnt"
+	$borg_options = "--nobsdflags --files-cache=ctime,size"
 }