diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 496ee2c..3bbb019 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.cache
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9715cf6..b8c039f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ restic_archiver__repos: {}
 #    keep_monthly: 1
 #    keep_yearly: 1
 #    keep_within: 1
+#    prune: true
 
 # how long should we store all backups by default
 restic_archiver__keep: 5
@@ -84,4 +85,5 @@ submodules_versioncheck: false
 
 restic_archiver__cache_config: false
 restic_archiver__cache_dir: '~/.cache/restic'
+restic_archiver__prune: false
 ```
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index eee40d8..fc257c0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ restic_archiver__repos: {}
 #    keep_monthly: 1
 #    keep_yearly: 1
 #    keep_within: 1
+#    prune: true
 
 # how long should we store all backups by default
 restic_archiver__keep: 5
@@ -63,3 +64,5 @@ submodules_versioncheck: false
 
 restic_archiver__cache_config: false
 restic_archiver__cache_dir: '~/.cache/restic'
+
+restic_archiver__prune: false
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index e775f4a..6c100b4 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 galaxy_info:
   role_name: restic
   author: L3D
+  namespace: do1jlr
   description: Role to deploy restic and setup backups.
   license: MIT
   min_ansible_version: 2.11
diff --git a/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2 b/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2
index fc9c6af..53c1be7 100644
--- a/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ EOT
     {%- endif -%}
   {% if repo.keep_within is defined and repo.keep_within != None %} \
     --keep-within {{ repo.keep_within }} {% endif -%}
-  {%- if repo.prune|default(false) %} \
+  {%- if repo.prune|default(restic_archiver__prune) %} \
   --prune {% endif %}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 73731df..90d20c8 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 44  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 45  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-restic_archiver_roles-ansible_github.com.version'