diff --git a/maintenance/delete-orphan-services.sh b/maintenance/delete-orphan-services.sh
index 3993ca3..30477df 100755
--- a/maintenance/delete-orphan-services.sh
+++ b/maintenance/delete-orphan-services.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DB_FILE="$APPFACTORY_ROOT/data/appfactory/appfactory.db"
 WORKSPACE_DIR="$APPFACTORY_ROOT/workspace"
 DELETE_SCRIPT="$WORKSPACE_DIR/appfactory-tools/scripts/delete-app.sh"
 
-DRY_RUN="${DRY_RUN:-1}"
+DRY_RUN="${DRY_RUN:-0}"
 MIN_AGE_HOURS="${MIN_AGE_HOURS:-24}"
 MIN_AGE_MINUTES=$((MIN_AGE_HOURS * 60))