diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7b632c..3a8fd4c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## dev
+- enh: improve garbage collection logic and increase sleep duration
+
 ## 0.5.0 (2025-03-20)
 - enh: frontend updates
 
diff --git a/proxy_log.py b/proxy_log.py
index a0b249a..a736b6e 100644
--- a/proxy_log.py
+++ b/proxy_log.py
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def garbage(self):
                 if time.time() - os.path.getmtime(file_path) > time_limit:
                     os.remove(file_path)
                     counter = counter + 1
+        if counter == 0:
+            return
         print(f'Garbage collected {counter} files')
 
     def _gen_path(self, content_hash: str) -> str:
diff --git a/proxy_server.py b/proxy_server.py
index ddc9c89..5d92173 100644
--- a/proxy_server.py
+++ b/proxy_server.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async def storage_garbage_task(app):
     content_storage: ContentStorage = app.get('proxy_log').get_content_storage()
     while True:
         content_storage.garbage()
-        await asyncio.sleep(60)
+        await asyncio.sleep(600)
 
 
 def run_proxy_server(environment: Environment, proxy_log: ProxyLog):