diff --git a/cmd/dwelling-upload-clear/main.go b/cmd/dwelling-upload-clear/main.go
index cf6786d..8d9fc68 100644
--- a/cmd/dwelling-upload-clear/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dwelling-upload-clear/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 	var deletedSize int64 = 0
 
 	for _, entry := range uploadsDir {
-		if time.Duration(entry.ModTime().UTC().Sub(time.Now().UTC())) >= time.Duration(config.Uploads.Limits.KeepForHours)*time.Hour {
+		if time.Now().UTC().Sub(entry.ModTime().UTC()) >= time.Duration(config.Uploads.Limits.KeepForHours)*time.Hour {
 			if err := os.Remove(path.Join(config.Uploads.Directory, entry.Name())); err != nil {
 				logErr.Fatalln("failed to remove file ", entry.Name(), ": ", err)
 			}