diff --git a/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh b/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
index a0ae1ac..a5d14c9 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
+++ b/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
@@ -13,35 +13,15 @@
 usage () {
   echo ""
   echo "USAGE: "
-  echo "  innobackupex-runner.sh [-s -f -h]"
+  echo "  innobackupex-runner.sh [-s -f -h -c]"
   echo "     -s makes the script to skip the cleanup"
   echo "     -f forces the script to run the full backup instead of an incremental one"
   echo "     -h shows this help"
+  echo "     -c run only cleanup (no backup will be done)"
 }
 
 SKIPCLEANUP="false"
 FORCEFULL="false"
-while getopts ":sfh" opt; do
-  case $opt in
-    s)
-      echo "Cleanup will be skipped" >&2
-      SKIPCLEANUP="true"
-    ;;
-    f)
-      echo "Full backup will be force triggered"
-      FORCEFULL="true"
-    ;;
-    h)
-      usage
-      exit 0
-    ;;
-    \?)
-      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
-      usage
-      exit 1
-    ;;
-  esac
-done
 USEROPTIONS="--user={{ client.database.user }} --password={{ client.database.password }}{%- if client.database.host is defined %} --host {{ client.database.host }} --port {{ client.database.get('port', '3306') }}{%- else %} --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock{%- endif %}"
 #TMPFILE="/var/log/backups/innobackupex-runner.$$.tmp"
 LOGDIR="/var/log/backups"
@@ -269,6 +249,33 @@
   fi
 }
 
+while getopts ":sfhc" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    s)
+      echo "Cleanup will be skipped" >&2
+      SKIPCLEANUP="true"
+    ;;
+    c)
+      echo "Cleanup backups" >&2
+      cleanup_backup
+      exit 0
+    ;;
+    f)
+      echo "Full backup will be force triggered"
+      FORCEFULL="true"
+    ;;
+    h)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+    ;;
+    \?)
+      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      usage
+      exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 prerequisites
 backup
 cleanup_backup