diff --git a/backend/__init__.py b/backend/__init__.py
index 79f49ebf..a92d8590 100644
--- a/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/__init__.py
@@ -267,29 +267,53 @@ def changedetection_app(conig=None, datastore_o=None):
     @app.route("/scrub", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
     @login_required
     def scrub_page():
-        from pathlib import Path
 
         global messages
+        import re
 
         if request.method == 'POST':
             confirmtext = request.form.get('confirmtext')
-            limit_timestamp = int(request.form.get('limit_date'))
+            limit_date = request.form.get('limit_date')
 
-            if confirmtext == 'scrub':
+            try:
+                limit_date = limit_date.replace('T', ' ')
+                # I noticed chrome will show '/' but actually submit '-'
+                limit_date = limit_date.replace('-', '/')
+                # In the case that :ss seconds are supplied
+                limit_date = re.sub('(\d\d:\d\d)(:\d\d)', '\\1', limit_date)
 
+                str_to_dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(limit_date, '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M')
+                limit_timestamp = int(str_to_dt.timestamp())
+
+                if limit_timestamp > time.time():
+                    messages.append({'class': 'error',
+                                     'message': "Timestamp is in the future, cannot continue."})
+                    return redirect(url_for('scrub_page'))
+
+            except ValueError:
+                messages.append({'class': 'ok', 'message': 'Incorrect date format, cannot continue.'})
+                return redirect(url_for('scrub_page'))
+
+            if confirmtext == 'scrub':
+                changes_removed = 0
                 for uuid, watch in datastore.data['watching'].items():
-                    if len(str(limit_timestamp)) == 10:
-                        datastore.scrub_watch(uuid, limit_timestamp = limit_timestamp)
+                    if limit_timestamp:
+                        changes_removed += datastore.scrub_watch(uuid, limit_timestamp=limit_timestamp)
                     else:
-                        datastore.scrub_watch(uuid)
+                        changes_removed += datastore.scrub_watch(uuid)
 
-                messages.append({'class': 'ok', 'message': 'Cleaned all version history.'})
+                messages.append({'class': 'ok',
+                                 'message': "Cleared snapshot history ({} snapshots removed)".format(
+                    changes_removed)})
             else:
-                messages.append({'class': 'error', 'message': 'Wrong confirm text.'})
+                messages.append({'class': 'error', 'message': 'Incorrect confirmation text.'})
 
             return redirect(url_for('index'))
 
-        return render_template("scrub.html")
+        output =  render_template("scrub.html", messages=messages)
+        messages = []
+        return output
+
 
     # If they edited an existing watch, we need to know to reset the current/previous md5 to include
     # the excluded text.
diff --git a/backend/store.py b/backend/store.py
index d4865615..b43a01be 100644
--- a/backend/store.py
+++ b/backend/store.py
@@ -241,18 +241,20 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
         import hashlib
         del_timestamps = []
 
+        changes_removed = 0
+
         for timestamp, path in self.data['watching'][uuid]['history'].items():
             if not limit_timestamp or (limit_timestamp is not False and int(timestamp) > limit_timestamp):
                 self.unlink_history_file(path)
                 del_timestamps.append(timestamp)
-
-
+                changes_removed += 1
 
                 if not limit_timestamp:
                     self.data['watching'][uuid]['last_checked'] = 0
                     self.data['watching'][uuid]['last_changed'] = 0
                     self.data['watching'][uuid]['previous_md5'] = 0
 
+
         for timestamp in del_timestamps:
             del self.data['watching'][uuid]['history'][str(timestamp)]
 
@@ -272,9 +274,8 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
                         self.data['watching'][uuid]['previous_md5'] = False
                         pass
 
-
         self.needs_write = True
-
+        return changes_removed
 
     def add_watch(self, url, tag):
         with self.lock:
diff --git a/backend/templates/base.html b/backend/templates/base.html
index a842af5c..9732c045 100644
--- a/backend/templates/base.html
+++ b/backend/templates/base.html
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     </div>
     {% endif %}
 
-
     {% block content %}
 
     {% endblock %}
diff --git a/backend/templates/scrub.html b/backend/templates/scrub.html
index 3293ebfa..1c57685b 100644
--- a/backend/templates/scrub.html
+++ b/backend/templates/scrub.html
@@ -2,34 +2,25 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <div class="edit-form">
-
-
     <form class="pure-form pure-form-stacked" action="/scrub" method="POST">
         <fieldset>
             <div class="pure-control-group">
                 This will remove all version snapshots/data, but keep your list of URLs. <br/>
                 You may like to use the <strong>BACKUP</strong> link first.<br/>
-
-                Type in the word <strong>scrub</strong> to confirm that you understand!
-                <br/>
-
             </div>
-
+            <br/>
             <div class="pure-control-group">
-                <br/>
-                <label for="confirmtext">Confirm text</label><br/>
+                <label for="confirmtext">Confirmation text</label>
                 <input type="text" id="confirmtext" required="" name="confirmtext" value="" size="10"/>
+                <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Type in the word <strong>scrub</strong> to confirm that you understand!</span>
             </div>
-
-
+            <br/>
             <div class="pure-control-group">
-                <br/>
-                <label for="confirmtext">Limit delete history including and after date</label><br/>
-                <input type="text" id="limit_date" required="" name="limit_date" value="" size="10"/>
-                <br/>
-
-
+                <label for="confirmtext">Optional: Limit deletion of of snapshots to snapshots <i>newer</i> than date/time</label>
+                <input type="datetime-local" id="limit_date" name="limit_date"  />
+                <span class="pure-form-message-inline">dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm (24 hour format)</span>
             </div>
+            <br/>
             <div class="pure-control-group">
                 <button type="submit" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Scrub!</button>
             </div>
@@ -37,12 +28,8 @@
             <div class="pure-control-group">
                 <a href="/" class="pure-button button-small button-cancel">Cancel</a>
             </div>
-
-
         </fieldset>
     </form>
-
-
 </div>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/backend/templates/settings.html b/backend/templates/settings.html
index 435909d8..9eade8cc 100644
--- a/backend/templates/settings.html
+++ b/backend/templates/settings.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SMTPS - mailtos://user:pass@mail.domain.com?to=receivingAddress@example.com
 
             <div class="pure-control-group">
                 <a href="/" class="pure-button button-small button-cancel">Back</a>
-                <a href="/scrub" class="pure-button button-small button-cancel">Delete history version data</a>
+                <a href="/scrub" class="pure-button button-small button-cancel">Delete History Snapshot Data</a>
             </div>