diff --git a/cmd/standby_cleaner/main.go b/cmd/standby_cleaner/main.go
index 9625b896..70d31907 100644
--- a/cmd/standby_cleaner/main.go
+++ b/cmd/standby_cleaner/main.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fly-apps/postgres-flex/pkg/flypg"
 	"github.com/fly-apps/postgres-flex/pkg/flypg/admin"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 )
 
 var (
 	monitorFrequency = time.Minute * 5
-	// TODO - Make this configurable and/or extend this to 12-24 hours.
-	deadMemberRemovalThreshold = time.Hour * 1
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -33,11 +33,33 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	internal, err := flypg.ReadFromFile("/data/flypg.internal.conf")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to open config: %s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	user, err := flypg.ReadFromFile("/data/flypg.user.conf")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to open config: %s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	maps.Copy(user, internal)
+
+	deadMemberRemovalThreshold, err := time.ParseDuration(fmt.Sprint(internal["standby_clean_interval"]))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse config: %s", err))
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	seenAt := map[int]time.Time{}
 
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(monitorFrequency)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
+	fmt.Printf("Pruning every %s...\n", deadMemberRemovalThreshold)
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
diff --git a/pkg/flypg/flypg.go b/pkg/flypg/flypg.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..515eb3e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/flypg/flypg.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package flypg
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type FlyPGConfig struct {
+	internalConfigFilePath string
+	userConfigFilePath     string
+
+	internalConfig ConfigMap
+	userConfig     ConfigMap
+
+	configPath string
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) SetDefaults() {
+	c.internalConfig = ConfigMap{
+		"standby_clean_interval": time.Hour * 24,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewInternalConfig(configPath string) *FlyPGConfig {
+	return &FlyPGConfig{
+		internalConfigFilePath: fmt.Sprintf("%s/flypg.internal.conf", configPath),
+		userConfigFilePath:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/flypg.user.conf", configPath),
+		configPath:             configPath,
+		internalConfig:         ConfigMap{},
+		userConfig:             ConfigMap{},
+	}
+}
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) InternalConfig() ConfigMap {
+	return c.internalConfig
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) UserConfig() ConfigMap {
+	return c.userConfig
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) ConsulKey() string {
+	return "FlyPGConfig"
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) SetUserConfig(newConfig ConfigMap) {
+	c.userConfig = newConfig
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) InternalConfigFile() string {
+	return c.internalConfigFilePath
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) UserConfigFile() string {
+	return c.userConfigFilePath
+}
+
+func (c *FlyPGConfig) initialize() error {
+	c.SetDefaults()
+
+	internal, err := os.Create(c.internalConfigFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer internal.Close()
+
+	user, err := os.Create(c.userConfigFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer user.Close()
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/flypg/node.go b/pkg/flypg/node.go
index b9105c24..cf4a261a 100644
--- a/pkg/flypg/node.go
+++ b/pkg/flypg/node.go
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ type Node struct {
 	OperatorCredentials Credentials
 	ReplCredentials     Credentials
 
-	PGBouncer PGBouncer
-	RepMgr    RepMgr
+	PGBouncer      PGBouncer
+	RepMgr         RepMgr
+	InternalConfig FlyPGConfig
 }
 
 func NewNode() (*Node, error) {
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ func NewNode() (*Node, error) {
 		Credentials:        node.ReplCredentials,
 	}
 
+	node.InternalConfig = *NewInternalConfig("/data")
+
 	return node, nil
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +130,22 @@ func (n *Node) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	repmgr := n.RepMgr
 	pgbouncer := n.PGBouncer
 	PGConfig := n.PGConfig
+	InternalConfig := n.InternalConfig
+
+	fmt.Println("Initializing internal config")
+	if err := InternalConfig.initialize(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to initialize internal config: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = SyncUserConfig(&InternalConfig, cs.Store)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to sync user config from consul for internal config: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = WriteConfigFiles(&InternalConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to write config files for internal config: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Initializing replication manager")
 	if err := repmgr.initialize(); err != nil {