diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/management/commands/bulk_delete_agents.py b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/management/commands/bulk_delete_agents.py
index 85b1ba8827..2e4e6f0afa 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/management/commands/bulk_delete_agents.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/management/commands/bulk_delete_agents.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser):
             type=int,
             help="Delete agents that have not checked in for this many days",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--hours",
+            type=int,
+            help="Delete agents that have not checked in for this many hours",
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--agentver",
             type=str,
@@ -46,16 +51,17 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser):
 
     def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
         days = kwargs["days"]
+        hours = kwargs["hours"]
         agentver = kwargs["agentver"]
         site = kwargs["site"]
         client = kwargs["client"]
         hostname = kwargs["hostname"]
         delete = kwargs["delete"]
 
-        if not days and not agentver and not site and not client and not hostname:
+        if not days and not hours and not agentver and not site and not client and not hostname:
             self.stdout.write(
                 self.style.ERROR(
-                    "Must have at least one parameter: days, agentver, site, client or hostname"
+                    "Must have at least one parameter: days, hours, agentver, site, client or hostname"
                 )
             )
             return
@@ -66,6 +72,10 @@ def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
             overdue = djangotime.now() - djangotime.timedelta(days=days)
             agents = agents.filter(last_seen__lt=overdue)
 
+        if hours:
+            overdue = djangotime.now() - djangotime.timedelta(hours=hours)
+            agents = agents.filter(last_seen__lt=overdue)
+
         if site:
             agents = agents.filter(site__name=site)