diff --git a/src/routes/backups.js b/src/routes/backups.js
index e6c160ab6..c744d7bdd 100644
--- a/src/routes/backups.js
+++ b/src/routes/backups.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 exports = module.exports = {
     list: list,
-    startBackup: startBackup
+    startBackup: startBackup,
+    cleanup: cleanup
 };
 
 let auditSource = require('../auditsource.js'),
@@ -35,3 +36,11 @@ function startBackup(req, res, next) {
         next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId }));
     });
 }
+
+function cleanup(req, res, next) {
+    backups.startCleanupTask(auditSource.fromRequest(req), function (error, taskId) {
+        if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
+
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, { taskId }));
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/test/backups-test.js b/src/routes/test/backups-test.js
index b7083c272..030cf6959 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/backups-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/backups-test.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Backups API', function () {
 
     describe('create', function () {
         it('fails due to mising token', function (done) {
-            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups')
+            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups/create')
                 .end(function (error, result) {
                     expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(401);
                     done();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Backups API', function () {
         });
 
         it('fails due to wrong token', function (done) {
-            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups')
+            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups/create')
                 .query({ access_token: token.toUpperCase() })
                 .end(function (error, result) {
                     expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(401);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('Backups API', function () {
         });
 
         it('succeeds', function (done) {
-            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups')
+            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups/create')
                 .query({ access_token: token })
                 .end(function (error, result) {
                     expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(202);
diff --git a/src/routes/test/caas-test.js b/src/routes/test/caas-test.js
index 0b4031a4e..879d76c73 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/caas-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/caas-test.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('Caas', function () {
         after(cleanup);
 
         it('calls the appstore after backup is done', function (done) {
-            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups')
+            superagent.post(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/backups/create')
                 .query({ access_token: token })
                 .end(function (error, result) {
                     expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(202);
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index cc1c73b4d..7b4149b71 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
 
     // backups
     router.get ('/api/v1/backups', settingsScope, routes.backups.list);
-    router.post('/api/v1/backups', settingsScope, routes.backups.startBackup);
+    router.post('/api/v1/backups/create', settingsScope, routes.backups.startBackup);
+    router.post('/api/v1/backups/cleanup', settingsScope, routes.backups.cleanup);
 
     // config route (for dashboard)
     router.get ('/api/v1/config', profileScope, routes.cloudron.getConfig);