diff --git a/cmd/scrubber/example.config.toml b/cmd/scrubber/example.config.toml
index 2bbed2e..1dcc99a 100644
--- a/cmd/scrubber/example.config.toml
+++ b/cmd/scrubber/example.config.toml
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ title = "Log scrubber example config"
 
 [[directory]]
 name = "Apache Logs"
-path = "/tmp/files/*/*/*"
-exclude = ["zip"]
+path = "/var/log/apache"
 keep_latest = 10
 
     [[directory.strategy]]
-    type = "size"
+    type = "age"
     action = "delete"
-    limit = "1b"
+    limit = "30d"
 
diff --git a/cmd/scrubber/main.go b/cmd/scrubber/main.go
index 66f4f81..cc24d7a 100644
--- a/cmd/scrubber/main.go
+++ b/cmd/scrubber/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func main() {
 	fs := scrubber.OSFilesystem{}
 
 	s := scrubber.New(&conf, fs, logger, *pretend)
-	_, err := s.Scrub()
+	err := s.Scrub()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf("error while scrubbing files: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/delete.go b/delete.go
index 69d2a7b..71fa401 100644
--- a/delete.go
+++ b/delete.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ func newDeleteAction(dir *directory, fs Filesystem, log logger, pretend bool) *d
 
 // perform deletes files that are past a certain age or certain size.
 func (a deleteAction) perform(files []os.FileInfo, check checkFn) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
-	for i, file := range files {
+	var newFiles []os.FileInfo
+	for _, file := range files {
 		file := file
 		filename := a.fs.FullPath(file, a.dir.Path)
 		if check(file) {
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ func (a deleteAction) perform(files []os.FileInfo, check checkFn) ([]os.FileInfo
 				a.log.Printf("[Delete] ERROR: Failed to delete file %s: %s", filename, err)
 				continue
 			}
-			files = a.action.removeFile(files, i)
 		} else {
 			a.log.Printf("[Delete] No action is needed for file %s", filename)
+			newFiles = append(newFiles, file)
 		}
 	}
-	return files, nil
+	return newFiles, nil
 }
diff --git a/directory.go b/directory.go
index 0c03970..5e385d6 100644
--- a/directory.go
+++ b/directory.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package scrubber
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"slices"
 )
 
 // directory holds the cleanup information for a single path in the filesystem.
@@ -86,13 +85,6 @@ func ApplyKeepLatest(files []os.FileInfo, latest int) []os.FileInfo {
 		return files
 	}
 
-	slices.SortFunc(files, func(i, j os.FileInfo) int {
-		if i.ModTime().After(j.ModTime()) {
-			return 0
-		}
-		return 1
-	})
-
 	if len(files) > latest {
 		return files[latest:]
 	}
diff --git a/scrubber.go b/scrubber.go
index b0c2220..127b967 100644
--- a/scrubber.go
+++ b/scrubber.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 )
 
 // Scrubber holds the configuration and a filesystem handle.
@@ -78,8 +79,7 @@ func New(c *TomlConfig, fs Filesystem, log logger, pretend bool) *Scrubber {
 }
 
 // Scrub performs the actual cleanup.
-func (s Scrubber) Scrub() ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
-	var files []os.FileInfo
+func (s Scrubber) Scrub() error {
 	for _, configDir := range s.config.Directories {
 
 		expandedDirs, err := s.expandDirs(configDir.Path)
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ func (s Scrubber) Scrub() ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// Sort files by modification time.
+			slices.SortFunc(files, func(i, j os.FileInfo) int {
+				if i.ModTime().After(j.ModTime()) {
+					return 0
+				}
+				return 1
+			})
+
 			files = scanner.filterFiles(files)
 			files = ApplyKeepLatest(files, dir.KeepLatest)
 
@@ -116,19 +124,20 @@ func (s Scrubber) Scrub() ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
 			s.log.Printf("Found %d files to process", len(files))
 
 			for _, strategy := range dir.Strategies {
+				strategy := strategy
 				s, err := strategyFromConfig(&strategy, &dir, s.fs, s.log, s.pretend)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
+					return err
 				}
 				_, err = s.process(files)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while processing files: %s", err)
+					return fmt.Errorf("error while processing files: %s", err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
 	}
-	return files, nil
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // expandDirs expands a Glob pattern and returns all directories.
diff --git a/zip.go b/zip.go
index acc8db7..36e02b2 100644
--- a/zip.go
+++ b/zip.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ func newZipAction(dir *directory, fs Filesystem, log logger, pretend bool) *zipA
 
 // perform zips files that are past a certain age or certain size.
 func (a zipAction) perform(files []os.FileInfo, check checkFn) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
-	for i, file := range files {
+	var newFiles []os.FileInfo
+	for _, file := range files {
 		file := file
 		filename := a.fs.FullPath(file, a.dir.Path)
 
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ func (a zipAction) perform(files []os.FileInfo, check checkFn) ([]os.FileInfo, e
 				a.log.Printf("[ZIP] ERROR: Failed to delete original file %s: %s", filename, err)
 				continue
 			}
-			files = a.action.removeFile(files, i)
 		} else {
 			a.log.Printf("[ZIP] No action is needed for file %s", filename)
+			newFiles = append(newFiles, file)
 		}
 	}
-	return files, nil
+	return newFiles, nil
 }
 
 // zip creates a zip file containing a single file.