diff --git a/iac/provider-gcp/main.tf b/iac/provider-gcp/main.tf
index 1159f07b66..9f04638704 100644
--- a/iac/provider-gcp/main.tf
+++ b/iac/provider-gcp/main.tf
@@ -246,8 +246,11 @@ module "nomad" {
   launch_darkly_api_key_secret_name = module.init.launch_darkly_api_key_secret_version.secret
 
   # Filestore
-  shared_chunk_cache_path               = module.cluster.shared_chunk_cache_path
-  filestore_cache_max_disk_usage_target = var.filestore_max_disk_usage_target
+  shared_chunk_cache_path                    = module.cluster.shared_chunk_cache_path
+  filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target  = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target
+  filestore_cache_cleanup_dry_run            = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_dry_run
+  filestore_cache_cleanup_deletions_per_loop = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_deletions_per_loop
+  filestore_cache_cleanup_files_per_loop     = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_files_per_loop
 }
 
 module "redis" {
diff --git a/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/clean-nfs-cache.tf b/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/clean-nfs-cache.tf
index 772f567afe..defc00f00d 100644
--- a/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/clean-nfs-cache.tf
+++ b/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/clean-nfs-cache.tf
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ resource "nomad_job" "clean_nfs_cache" {
     environment              = var.environment
     clean_nfs_cache_checksum = data.external.filestore_cleanup_checksum.result.hex
     nfs_cache_mount_path     = var.shared_chunk_cache_path
-    max_disk_usage_target    = var.filestore_cache_max_disk_usage_target
+    max_disk_usage_target    = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target
+    dry_run                  = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_dry_run
+    deletions_per_loop       = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_deletions_per_loop
+    files_per_loop           = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_files_per_loop
   })
 }
diff --git a/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/jobs/clean-nfs-cache.hcl b/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/jobs/clean-nfs-cache.hcl
index 7222d068e6..5f8f2bf216 100644
--- a/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/jobs/clean-nfs-cache.hcl
+++ b/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/jobs/clean-nfs-cache.hcl
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ job "filestore-cleanup" {
             config {
                 command = "local/clean-nfs-cache"
                 args = [
-                    "--dry-run=false",
+                    "--dry-run=${dry_run}",
                     "--disk-usage-target-percent=${max_disk_usage_target}",
+                    "--files-per-loop=${files_per_loop}",
+                    "--deletions-per-loop=${deletions_per_loop}",
                     "${nfs_cache_mount_path}",
                 ]
             }
diff --git a/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/variables.tf b/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/variables.tf
index 447944b2ff..4e5a445c0b 100644
--- a/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/variables.tf
+++ b/iac/provider-gcp/nomad/variables.tf
@@ -336,9 +336,29 @@ variable "shared_chunk_cache_path" {
   default = ""
 }
 
-variable "filestore_cache_max_disk_usage_target" {
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target" {
   type        = number
-  description = "The maximum disk usage target for the Filestore cache in percent"
+  description = "The disk usage target for the Filestore cache in percent"
+  validation {
+    condition     = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target >= 0 && var.filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target < 100
+    error_message = "Must be between 0 and 100"
+  }
+}
+
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_dry_run" {
+  type = bool
+}
+
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_deletions_per_loop" {
+  type = number
+  validation {
+    condition     = var.filestore_cache_cleanup_deletions_per_loop > 0
+    error_message = "Must be greater than 0"
+  }
+}
+
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_files_per_loop" {
+  type = number
 }
 
 variable "dockerhub_remote_repository_url" {
diff --git a/iac/provider-gcp/variables.tf b/iac/provider-gcp/variables.tf
index b31b48c426..1ab67e0334 100644
--- a/iac/provider-gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/iac/provider-gcp/variables.tf
@@ -430,12 +430,27 @@ variable "filestore_cache_capacity_gb" {
   default     = 0
 }
 
-variable "filestore_max_disk_usage_target" {
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_disk_usage_target" {
   type        = number
   description = "The max disk usage target of the Filestore"
   default     = 90
 }
 
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_dry_run" {
+  type    = bool
+  default = false
+}
+
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_files_per_loop" {
+  type    = number
+  default = 10000
+}
+
+variable "filestore_cache_cleanup_deletions_per_loop" {
+  type    = number
+  default = 900
+}
+
 variable "min_cpu_platform" {
   type    = string
   default = "Intel Skylake"
diff --git a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go
index c119a3c801..f8975ba9ba 100644
--- a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go
+++ b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ func parseArgs() (string, opts, error) {
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("clean-nfs-cache", flag.ExitOnError)
 
 	var opts opts
-	flags.Float64Var(&opts.targetDiskUsagePercent, "disk-usage-target-percent", 10, "disk usage target as a % (0-100)")
+	flags.Float64Var(&opts.targetDiskUsagePercent, "disk-usage-target-percent", 90, "disk usage target as a % (0-100)")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.dryRun, "dry-run", true, "dry run")
-	flags.IntVar(&opts.filesPerLoop, "files-per-iteration", 10000, "number of files to gather metadata for per loop")
-	flags.Int64Var(&opts.filesToDeletePerLoop, "max-files-per-iteration", 100, "maximum number of files to delete per loop")
+	flags.IntVar(&opts.filesPerLoop, "files-per-loop", 10000, "number of files to gather metadata for per loop")
+	flags.Int64Var(&opts.filesToDeletePerLoop, "deletions-per-loop", 100, "maximum number of files to delete per loop")
 
 	args := os.Args[1:] // skip the command name
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
diff --git a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache.go b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache.go
index e30f7515c1..101d54a7ac 100644
--- a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache.go
+++ b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 )
 
 type ListingCache struct {
@@ -26,7 +27,31 @@ func NewListingCache(root string) *ListingCache {
 
 func (c *ListingCache) Decache(path string) {
 	dirName := filepath.Dir(path)
-	delete(c.cache, dirName)
+	items, ok := c.cache[dirName]
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	index := slices.IndexFunc(items, func(e cacheEntry) bool {
+		return e.path == path
+	})
+	items = removeByIndex(items, index)
+	c.cache[dirName] = items
+}
+
+func removeByIndex[E any](items []E, index int) []E {
+	if index < 0 || index >= len(items) {
+		return items
+	}
+
+	switch index {
+	case 0:
+		return items[1:]
+	case len(items) - 1:
+		return items[:len(items)-1]
+	default:
+		return append(items[:index], items[index+1:]...)
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *ListingCache) GetRandomFile() (string, error) {
diff --git a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache_test.go b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache_test.go
index 1b681057c0..6d647979fd 100644
--- a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache_test.go
+++ b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/pkg/cache_test.go
@@ -75,3 +75,104 @@ func TestGetRandomFile(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, f)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestListingCache_Decache(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		path     string
+		cached   []string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		"not in cache": {
+			path:     "c",
+			cached:   []string{"a", "b"},
+			expected: []string{"a", "b"},
+		},
+		"in cache": {
+			path:     "c",
+			cached:   []string{"a", "b", "c"},
+			expected: []string{"a", "b"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			basePath := "/a/b"
+
+			fullPath := filepath.Join(basePath, testCase.path)
+			items := buildItemsFromPaths(basePath, testCase.cached)
+
+			lc := ListingCache{
+				root: basePath,
+				cache: map[string][]cacheEntry{
+					basePath: items,
+				},
+			}
+
+			lc.Decache(fullPath)
+
+			expected := buildItemsFromPaths(basePath, testCase.expected)
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, lc.cache[basePath])
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func buildItemsFromPaths(basePath string, input []string) []cacheEntry {
+	var items []cacheEntry
+	for _, path := range input {
+		items = append(items, cacheEntry{
+			path:  filepath.Join(basePath, path),
+			isDir: false,
+		})
+	}
+	return items
+}
+
+func TestRemoveByIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		input    []string
+		index    int
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		"empty": {},
+		"only": {
+			input:    []string{"one"},
+			index:    0,
+			expected: []string{},
+		},
+		"first": {
+			input:    []string{"one", "two", "three"},
+			index:    0,
+			expected: []string{"two", "three"},
+		},
+		"middle": {
+			input:    []string{"one", "two", "three"},
+			index:    1,
+			expected: []string{"one", "three"},
+		},
+		"last": {
+			input:    []string{"one", "two", "three"},
+			index:    2,
+			expected: []string{"one", "two"},
+		},
+		"missing": {
+			input:    []string{"one", "two", "three"},
+			index:    -1,
+			expected: []string{"one", "two", "three"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			actual := removeByIndex(testCase.input, testCase.index)
+			assert.Equal(t, testCase.expected, actual)
+		})
+	}
+}