diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1695bd4..5d27d53 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ async fn cleanup_expired_files() {
             }
         };
 
+        let now = system_time_to_unix(SystemTime::now());
         while let Some(entry) = entries.next().await {
             let e = match entry {
                 Ok(e) => e,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ async fn cleanup_expired_files() {
                         if let Ok(sub_entry) = sub_entry {
                             let file_path = sub_entry.path();
                             if file_path.extension() == Some("meta".as_ref()) {
-                                if let Err(err) = handle_file_cleanup(&file_path).await {
+                                if let Err(err) = handle_file_cleanup(now, &file_path).await {
                                     log::error!("Error cleaning file {:?}: {}", file_path, err);
                                 }
                             }
@@ -229,11 +230,10 @@ async fn handle_retrieve(req: Request<()>) -> tide::Result<Response> {
 }
 
 /// Checks a metadata file and deletes the associated data file if expired
-async fn handle_file_cleanup(meta_path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+async fn handle_file_cleanup(now: u64, meta_path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
     let meta_content = read_to_string(meta_path).await.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read metadata: {}", e.to_string()))?;
     let metadata: Metadata = serde_json::from_str(&meta_content).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to parse metadata: {}", e.to_string()))?;
 
-    let now = system_time_to_unix(SystemTime::now());
     if metadata.expires_at < now {
         let data_file_path = meta_path.with_extension(""); 
         remove_file(&data_file_path).await.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to remove data file: {}", e.to_string()))?;