diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/ArchiSteamFarm.csproj b/ArchiSteamFarm/ArchiSteamFarm.csproj
index 7de425b6b..7ab2ca13f 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/ArchiSteamFarm.csproj
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/ArchiSteamFarm.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/JustArchi/ArchiSteamFarm.git</RepositoryUrl>
     <PackageIconUrl>https://github.com/JustArchi/ArchiSteamFarm/raw/master/resources/ASF.ico</PackageIconUrl>
     <RepositoryType>Git</RepositoryType>
+    <ServerGarbageCollection>true</ServerGarbageCollection>
+    <ConcurrentGarbageCollection>true</ConcurrentGarbageCollection>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/GlobalConfig.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/GlobalConfig.cs
index 423761f34..e97536e0e 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/GlobalConfig.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/GlobalConfig.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 		[JsonProperty(Required = Required.DisallowNull)]
 		internal readonly bool AutoUpdates = true;
 
+		[JsonProperty(Required = Required.DisallowNull)]
+		internal readonly byte BackgroundGCPeriod;
+
 		[SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "CollectionNeverUpdated.Global")]
 		[JsonProperty(Required = Required.DisallowNull)]
 		internal readonly HashSet<uint> Blacklist = new HashSet<uint>();
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Hacks.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/Hacks.cs
index 0980cba13..f6e68f801 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Hacks.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Hacks.cs
@@ -28,18 +28,16 @@ using System.Threading;
 
 namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 	internal static class Hacks {
-		private const byte GarbageCollectorDelay = 1;
-
 		private static Timer GarbageCollectionTimer;
 		private static Timer GarbageCompactionTimer;
 
-		internal static void Init() {
+		internal static void EnableBackgroundGC(byte period) {
 			if (GarbageCollectionTimer == null) {
 				GarbageCollectionTimer = new Timer(
 					e => GC.Collect(),
 					null,
-					TimeSpan.FromSeconds(GarbageCollectorDelay), // Delay
-					TimeSpan.FromSeconds(GarbageCollectorDelay) // Period
+					TimeSpan.FromSeconds(period), // Delay
+					TimeSpan.FromSeconds(period) // Period
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 				GarbageCompactionTimer = new Timer(
 					e => GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce,
 					null,
-					TimeSpan.FromMinutes(GarbageCollectorDelay), // Delay
-					TimeSpan.FromMinutes(GarbageCollectorDelay) // Period
+					TimeSpan.FromMinutes(period), // Delay
+					TimeSpan.FromMinutes(period) // Period
 				);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
index 2e0e44d41..2c1a0138a 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Resources;
-using System.Runtime;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ArchiSteamFarm.Localization;
 using NLog;
@@ -238,8 +237,8 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (GCSettings.IsServerGC) {
-				Hacks.Init();
+			if (GlobalConfig.BackgroundGCPeriod > 0) {
+				Hacks.EnableBackgroundGC(GlobalConfig.BackgroundGCPeriod);
 			}
 
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(GlobalConfig.CurrentCulture)) {
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/config/ASF.json b/ArchiSteamFarm/config/ASF.json
index c33993c5e..5d13f4eb6 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/config/ASF.json
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/config/ASF.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"AutoRestart": true,
 	"AutoUpdates": true,
+	"BackgroundGCPeriod": 0,
 	"Blacklist": [],
 	"ConnectionTimeout": 60,
 	"CurrentCulture": null,