diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efbdab70..6d063277 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## In development
 
+- Fixed GC goroutine; make GC interval configurable [#63](https://github.com/nre-learning/syringe/pull/63/files)
+
+## 0.2.0 - January 24, 2019
+
 - Simplified authentication by using consistent credentials, statically [#40](https://github.com/nre-learning/syringe/pull/40)
 - Serve lab guide directly from lesson definition API [#41](https://github.com/nre-learning/syringe/pull/41)
 - Simplify and improve safety of in-memory state model [#42](https://github.com/nre-learning/syringe/pull/42)
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index f9d8f065..04045ede 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type SyringeConfig struct {
 	HealthCheckInterval int
 	TSDBExportInterval  int
 	TSDBEnabled         bool
+	GCInterval          int
 
 	LessonRepoRemote string
 	LessonRepoBranch string
@@ -94,6 +95,13 @@ func LoadConfigVars() (*SyringeConfig, error) {
 		config.LessonRepoDir = dir
 	}
 
+	gc, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("SYRINGE_GC_INTERVAL"))
+	if gc == 0 || err != nil {
+		config.GCInterval = 30
+	} else {
+		config.GCInterval = gc
+	}
+
 	return &config, nil
 
 }
diff --git a/scheduler/namespaces.go b/scheduler/namespaces.go
index 8ca0ea9d..6209f986 100644
--- a/scheduler/namespaces.go
+++ b/scheduler/namespaces.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (ls *LessonScheduler) createNamespace(req *LessonScheduleRequest) (*corev1.
 			Labels: map[string]string{
 				"lessonId":       fmt.Sprintf("%d", req.LessonDef.LessonId),
 				"syringeManaged": "yes",
-				"name": nsName,
+				"name":           nsName,
 				"syringeTier":    ls.SyringeConfig.Tier,
 				"lastAccessed":   strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix())),
 				"created":        strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix())),
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ func (ls *LessonScheduler) purgeOldLessons() ([]string, error) {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		lastAccessed := time.Unix(i, 0)
-		if time.Since(lastAccessed) < 30*time.Minute {
+
+		if time.Since(lastAccessed) < time.Duration(ls.SyringeConfig.GCInterval)*time.Minute {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -205,14 +206,15 @@ func (ls *LessonScheduler) purgeOldLessons() ([]string, error) {
 		return []string{}, nil
 	}
 
-	log.Warnf("Garbage-collecting %d old lessons", len(oldNameSpaces))
+	log.Infof("Garbage-collecting %d old lessons", len(oldNameSpaces))
+	log.Debug(oldNameSpaces)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(len(oldNameSpaces))
 	for n := range oldNameSpaces {
-		go func() {
+		go func(ns string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			ls.deleteNamespace(oldNameSpaces[n])
-		}()
+			ls.deleteNamespace(ns)
+		}(oldNameSpaces[n])
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 	log.Infof("Finished garbage-collecting %d old lessons", len(oldNameSpaces))