diff --git a/terraform/modules/apps/mail/resources/getmail/getmailrc.tpl b/terraform/modules/apps/mail/resources/getmail/getmailrc.tpl
index 7b61212..f1628b1 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/apps/mail/resources/getmail/getmailrc.tpl
+++ b/terraform/modules/apps/mail/resources/getmail/getmailrc.tpl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ override = ${recipient}@${domain}
 
 [options]
 read_all = false
+delete = true
 delete_after = ${delete_after}
 verbose = 1
 mark_read = true