diff --git a/PixelfedImporter.py b/PixelfedImporter.py
index 6dd2dff..9d557aa 100644
--- a/PixelfedImporter.py
+++ b/PixelfedImporter.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def createNewPost(access_token, url, ImageID, ImageDescription):
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
         print(f"An error occurred during the API call: {e}")
 
-def sendImages(Token, url, imagedir, uploadType):
+def sendImages(Token, url, imagedir, uploadType, deleteFile):
     files = getImages(imagedir)
     tags = getTags("tags.txt")
     tagDescription = ""
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ def sendImages(Token, url, imagedir, uploadType):
                 newFileID = newFile.get("id")
     if uploadType == 1:
         createNewPost(Token, url, newFileID, tagDescription)
+
+    if deleteFile:
+        for f in files:
+            if os.path.exists(f):
+                os.remove(f)
     return True
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -128,5 +133,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     accessToken = config.get("access_token")
     imagedir = config.get("image_path")
     uploadType = config.get("upload_type")
-    
-    sendImages(accessToken, url, imagedir, uploadType)
\ No newline at end of file
+    deleteFile = config.get("delete_file")
+
+    sendImages(accessToken, url, imagedir, uploadType, deleteFile)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33ab960..549a11b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ To use this you need a config.json if this cannot be created automatically, here
   "server_url": "URL TO YOUR PIXELFED",
   "access_token": "YOUR ACCESS TOKEN",
   "image_path": "PATH TO YOUR IMAGES",
-  "upload_type": 0|1
+  "upload_type": 0|1,
+  "delete_file": true|false
 }
 ```