diff --git a/sample.config.ini b/sample.config.ini
index 1931931..0e64980 100644
--- a/sample.config.ini
+++ b/sample.config.ini
@@ -109,3 +109,5 @@ vacuum = False
 # Application logs (errors, startup messages, etc.) are unaffected
 # Set to True to enable, False to disable (default: False)
 access_log = False
+# Database cleanup logfile
+db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log
diff --git a/startdb.py b/startdb.py
index 01e3e63..f48a1b1 100644
--- a/startdb.py
+++ b/startdb.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from meshview.config import CONFIG
 # -------------------------
 cleanup_logger = logging.getLogger("dbcleanup")
 cleanup_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-file_handler = logging.FileHandler("dbcleanup.log")
+file_handler = logging.FileHandler(CONFIG["logging"]["db_cleanup_logfile"])
 file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
 file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)