diff --git a/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc b/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
index d86f51c..1defafc 100644
--- a/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
+++ b/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ set pager_index_lines = 10          # Shows 10 lines of index when pager is acti
 set editor = nvim                   # use neovim, of course.
 save-hook . '=Archive'              # Save to archive folder by default
 set wait_key=no                     # dont wait for a key after a command runs (like sync)
+set delete=yes                      # automatically expunge when syncing
 
 
 ### Multipart handling