diff --git a/cleanup.py b/cleanup.py
index ff7574a..ed6b633 100644
--- a/cleanup.py
+++ b/cleanup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from mastodon import Mastodon, MastodonRatelimitError
 from os import getenv
 
-def cleanup(offset: int = 200, limit: int = 40, id: int | None = None):
+def cleanup(offset: int = 200, num_batches: int = 10, limit: int = 40, start_id: int | None = None):
     """Delete old posts without any interactions.
 
     Args:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def cleanup(offset: int = 200, limit: int = 40, id: int | None = None):
         else:
             return mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), exclude_replies=True, max_id=max_id, limit=limit)
 
-    if id is None:
+    if start_id is None:
         last_posts = []
         id_oldest_of_last_posts = -1
         iterations = offset // 40
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def cleanup(offset: int = 200, limit: int = 40, id: int | None = None):
             id_oldest_of_last_posts = last_posts[-1]["id"]
             print(f"Currently at offset {iterations * 40 + remainder}, last ignored post: {last_posts[-1]['url']}")
     else:
-        id_oldest_of_last_posts = id
-        last_posts = mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), exclude_replies=True, max_id=id, limit=limit)
+        id_oldest_of_last_posts = start_id
+        last_posts = mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), exclude_replies=True, max_id=start_id, limit=limit)
         # return if there are no posts to check
         if len(last_posts) == 0:
             print("There are no older posts than the given id.")
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ def cleanup(offset: int = 200, limit: int = 40, id: int | None = None):
 
     # ----- delete old inactive posts ----- #
 
-    # default: check 100 batches of 40 posts
+    # default: check 10 batches of 40 posts
     # this usually tries until the rate limit is triggered or there are no more posts
     # if hitting the rate limit is undesired, reduce the number of iterations
-    for i in range(100):
+    for i in range(num_batches):
         # skip getting new batch in the first iteration if the id was set manually
-        if i != 0 or id is None:
+        if i != 0 or start_id is None:
             # find id of the currently oldest post
             last_post = last_posts[-1]
             if last_post["favourites_count"] != 0 or last_post["reblogs_count"] != 0 or last_post["replies_count"] != 0:
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ def cleanup(offset: int = 200, limit: int = 40, id: int | None = None):
                 print("Ignoring post:", submission["url"])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    cleanup(offset=200, limit=40, id=None)
+    cleanup(offset=200, num_batches=10, limit=40, start_id=None)