diff --git a/conf/server.conf.example b/conf/server.conf.example
index eab77c6eb..6e542f9b0 100644
--- a/conf/server.conf.example
+++ b/conf/server.conf.example
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@
 #
 branches|3.5
 
+#
+# Packages expiration days:
+# expiration-days|<number>
+#
+#
+# Number of days after a binary package will be removed from its belonging repository if not available anymore (old files)
+#
+#   example:
+#   expiration-days|15
+#
+# expiration-days|<internal value>
+
+
 #
 #  syntax for officialserverrepositoryid:
 #
@@ -30,4 +43,4 @@ officialserverrepositoryid|sabayonlinux.org
 #    example:
 #|       repository|sabayonlinux.org|Sabayon Linux Official Repository|ftp://user:pass@111.111.111.111/|http://svn.sabayonlinux.org/entropy|svn.sabayonlinux.org#1026,1027
 #
-# repository|
\ No newline at end of file
+# repository|
diff --git a/libraries/entropyConstants.py b/libraries/entropyConstants.py
index e9f3f38b6..4337b8c8c 100644
--- a/libraries/entropyConstants.py
+++ b/libraries/entropyConstants.py
@@ -1369,6 +1369,14 @@ def const_readServerSettings():
         elif (line.find("officialserverrepositoryid|") != -1) and (not line.startswith("#")) and (len(line.split("|")) == 2):
             etpConst['officialserverrepositoryid'] = line.split("|")[1].strip()
 
+        elif (line.find("expiration-days|") != -1) and (not line.startswith("#")) and (len(line.split("|")) == 2):
+            mydays = line.split("|")[1].strip()
+            try:
+                mydays = int(mydays)
+                etpConst['packagesexpirationdays'] = mydays
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+
         elif line.startswith("repository|") and (len(line.split("|")) in [5,6]):
 
             repoid, repodata = const_extractServerRepositoryParameters(line)