diff --git a/commonspace/settings/deleteloop.go b/commonspace/settings/deleteloop.go
index b479020c..fe244ab6 100644
--- a/commonspace/settings/deleteloop.go
+++ b/commonspace/settings/deleteloop.go
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package settings
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 )
 
+const deleteLoopInterval = time.Second * 20
+
 type deleteLoop struct {
 	deleteCtx    context.Context
 	deleteCancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -30,12 +33,17 @@ func (dl *deleteLoop) Run() {
 func (dl *deleteLoop) loop() {
 	defer close(dl.loopDone)
 	dl.deleteFunc()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(deleteLoopInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-dl.deleteCtx.Done():
 			return
 		case <-dl.deleteChan:
 			dl.deleteFunc()
+			ticker.Reset(deleteLoopInterval)
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			dl.deleteFunc()
 		}
 	}
 }