diff --git a/settings-example.json b/settings-example.json
index 9380fc679281fceff4fc0689b215a278b88a8ff6..7ad89b651a2664c13f704274b2122528a3ffdbde 100644
--- a/settings-example.json
+++ b/settings-example.json
@@ -21,16 +21,19 @@
             "owncloudPassword": "",
             "owncloudDestinationPath": "MyFolder"
         },
-        "retentionPolicies": [
-            {
-                "numberOfMeasurementsPerDay": 24,
-                "ageInDays": 30
-            },
-            {
-                "numberOfMeasurementsPerDay": 2,
-                "ageInDays": 60
-            }
-        ]
+        "cleanup": {
+            "forceBackupAfterCleanup": true,
+            "retentionPolicies": [
+                {
+                    "numberOfMeasurementsPerDay": 24,
+                    "ageInDays": 30
+                },
+                {
+                    "numberOfMeasurementsPerDay": 2,
+                    "ageInDays": 60
+                }
+            ]
+        }
     },
     "api": {
         "url": "http://localhost:10003",
diff --git a/src/logic/routers/GeneralRouter.py b/src/logic/routers/GeneralRouter.py
index 90d59d9293349e101ce205b66a75e63f8ed3d6ee..84b0dcb648c1506aa8c6c4abe2647761d9627400 100644
--- a/src/logic/routers/GeneralRouter.py
+++ b/src/logic/routers/GeneralRouter.py
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ async def databaseInfo(db: Session = Depends(get_database)):
 
 
 @router.get('/databaseCleanup',
-            summary='Cleans up the database by enforcing the configured retention policies',
+            summary='Cleans up the database by enforcing the configured retention policies for each sensor',
             response_model=Schemas.DatabaseCleanupInfo,
             dependencies=[Depends(check_api_key)])
 async def databaseCleanup(db: Session = Depends(get_database)):
     infoBefore = DatabaseInfoProvider.get_database_info(db)
 
-    retentionPolicies = SETTINGS['database']['retentionPolicies']
+    retentionPolicies = SETTINGS['database']['cleanup']['retentionPolicies']
     policies = []
     for item in retentionPolicies:
         policies.append(RetentionPolicy(numberOfMeasurementsPerDay=item['numberOfMeasurementsPerDay'],