diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml
index d46f5e78..be9dcfee 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ spec:
         args: ["--storageServicePort", "8000", "--storageType", "local"]
         {{- end }}
         env:
+        - name: PRUNE_ENABLED
+          value: "{{.Values.storagesvc.archivePruner.enabled}}"
+        {{- if .Values.storagesvc.archivePruner.enabled }}
         - name: PRUNE_INTERVAL
-          value: "{{.Values.pruneInterval}}"
+          value: "{{.Values.storagesvc.archivePruner.interval}}"
+        {{- end }}
         - name: DEBUG_ENV
           value: {{ .Values.debugEnv | quote }}
         - name: PPROF_ENABLED
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/values.yaml b/charts/fission-all/values.yaml
index 0106384b..5d911069 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/values.yaml
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@ storagesvc:
   ##
   resources: {}
 
+  ## Archive pruner removes archives from storage which are not referenced by any package.
+  archivePruner:
+    enabled: true
+    ## Run prune routine at interval (in minutes)
+    interval: 60
+
   ## Security Context
   ## It holds pod-level and container level security configuration.
   ## This is an experimental section, please verify before enabling in production.
@@ -567,7 +573,6 @@ busyboxImage: busybox
 ## This interval configures the frequency at which it runs inside the storagesvc pod.
 ## The value is in minutes.
 ##
-pruneInterval: 60
 
 preUpgradeChecks:
   ## Run pre-install/pre-upgrade checks if true
diff --git a/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go b/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
index 53e3db64..c74538a1 100644
--- a/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
+++ b/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ func (ss *StorageService) Start(ctx context.Context, port int, openTracingEnable
 
 // Start runs storage service
 func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, storage Storage, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) error {
-	enablePruner := true
+	enablePruner, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("PRUNE_ENABLED"))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("PRUNE_ENABLED value not set. Enabling archive pruner by default.", zap.Error(err))
+		enablePruner = true
+	}
 	// create a storage client
 	storageClient, err := MakeStowClient(logger, storage)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
index 4923706e..fb7f6ac5 100644
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ b/skaffold.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ deploy:
         pprof.enabled: false
         canaryDeployment.enabled: false
         influxdb.enabled: false
-        pruneInterval: "60"
+        storagesvc.archivePruner.enabled: true
+        storagesvc.archivePruner.interval: "60"
         repository: index.docker.io
         routerServiceType: LoadBalancer
         openTracing.enabled: false
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ profiles:
     path: /deploy/helm/releases/0/setValues/repository
     value: ""
   - op: replace
-    path: /deploy/helm/releases/0/setValues/pruneInterval
+    path: /deploy/helm/releases/0/setValues/storagesvc.archivePruner.interval
     value: 1
   - op: replace
     path: /deploy/helm/releases/0/setValues/routerServiceType