diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index d3a53cff8..a31478874 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
   DOCUMENTATION_LOCATION = 'http://docs.quay.io'
   DOCUMENTATION_METADATA = 'https://coreos.github.io/quay-docs/search.json'
 
-  # Experiment: Async garbage collection
-  EXP_ASYNC_GARBAGE_COLLECTION = []
+  # How often the Garbage Collection worker runs.
+  GARBAGE_COLLECTION_FREQUENCY = 30 # seconds
 
   # Security scanner
   FEATURE_SECURITY_SCANNER = False
diff --git a/workers/gcworker.py b/workers/gcworker.py
index 40a24ec39..0c4e17465 100644
--- a/workers/gcworker.py
+++ b/workers/gcworker.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class GarbageCollectionWorker(Worker):
   def __init__(self):
     super(GarbageCollectionWorker, self).__init__()
-    self.add_operation(self._garbage_collection_repos, 30)
+    self.add_operation(self._garbage_collection_repos,
+                       app.config.get('GARBAGE_COLLECTION_FREQUENCY', 30))
 
   def _garbage_collection_repos(self):
     """ Performs garbage collection on repositories. """