diff --git a/src/mailsrv/assets/bin/maint b/src/mailsrv/assets/bin/maint
index 60fdfe2..e494768 100755
--- a/src/mailsrv/assets/bin/maint
+++ b/src/mailsrv/assets/bin/maint
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cd /vol/mail
 doveadm mailbox create -u "$user" -s Archive 2> /dev/null
 
 # assume no messages in INBOX are older than this year
-year=2000
+year=2010
 currentyear=$(date +%Y)
 
 while [[ $year -le $currentyear ]]; do
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ while [[ $year -le $currentyear ]]; do
                                         BEFORE 90d \( $mailboxes \)
 
     # delete Archive/$year mailbox if it is empty
-    doveadm mailbox delete -u $user -es Archive.$year 2> /dev/null
+    doveadm mailbox delete -u $user -e Archive.$year 2> /dev/null
 
     # increment year variable
     year=$(($year+1))