diff --git a/flux.yml b/flux.yml
index 3dfeb15..f7a8589 100644
--- a/flux.yml
+++ b/flux.yml
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ spec:
         # make sure to set prometheus' annotation to scrape the port value.
         - --listen-metrics=:3031
 
+        # Enable garbage collection
+        - --sync-garbage-collection
+
       # Optional DNS settings, configuring the ndots option may resolve
       # nslookup issues on some Kubernetes setups.
       # dnsPolicy: "None"