diff --git a/docs/source/config_reference/plugins.rst b/docs/source/config_reference/plugins.rst
index 69afce80..8e63e291 100644
--- a/docs/source/config_reference/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config_reference/plugins.rst
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ Defines where to output files and thumbnails after all post-processing has compl
          maintain_download_archive: True
          keep_files_before: now
          keep_files_after: 19000101
+         keep_max_files: 1000
+         keep_files_date_eval: "{upload_date_standardized}"
 
 ``download_archive_name``
 
@@ -690,6 +692,16 @@ Defines where to output files and thumbnails after all post-processing has compl
   ``keep_max_files``.
 
 
+``keep_files_date_eval``
+
+:expected type: str
+:description:
+    Uses this standardized date in the form of YYYY-MM-DD to record in the
+    download archive for a given entry. Subsequently, uses this value to
+    perform evaluation for keep_files_before/after and keep_max_files. Defaults
+    to the entry's upload_date_standardized variable.
+
+
 ``keep_max_files``
 
 :expected type: Optional[OverridesFormatter]
diff --git a/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/entry_variables.rst b/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/entry_variables.rst
index 84247234..eea90981 100644
--- a/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/entry_variables.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config_reference/scripting/entry_variables.rst
@@ -659,3 +659,9 @@ ytdl_sub_input_url_index
 :type: ``Integer``
 :description:
   The index of the input URL as defined in the subscription, top-most being the 0th index.
+
+ytdl_sub_keep_files_date_eval
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+:type: ``String``
+:description:
+  The standardized date variable supplied in ``output_options.keep_files_date_eval``.
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/script/variable_definitions.py b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/script/variable_definitions.py
index 4c939801..cc86737d 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/script/variable_definitions.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/script/variable_definitions.py
@@ -824,10 +824,10 @@ class YtdlSubVariableDefinitions(ABC):
         )
 
     @cached_property
-    def ytdl_sub_entry_date_eval(self: "VariableDefinitions") -> StringVariable:
+    def ytdl_sub_keep_files_date_eval(self: "VariableDefinitions") -> StringVariable:
         """
         :description:
-          The standardized date variable supplied in ``output_options.entry_date_eval``
+          The standardized date variable supplied in ``output_options.keep_files_date_eval``.
         """
         return StringVariable(
             variable_name="ytdl_sub_entry_date_eval",
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ class VariableDefinitions(
             self.ytdl_sub_input_url,
             self.ytdl_sub_input_url_index,
             self.ytdl_sub_input_url_count,
-            self.ytdl_sub_entry_date_eval,
+            self.ytdl_sub_keep_files_date_eval,
         }
 
     @cache
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py
index db5b456c..9acabda4 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class SubscriptionDownload(BaseSubscription, ABC):
         # Inject OutputOption variables here
         entry.add(
             {
-                VARIABLES.ytdl_sub_entry_date_eval: (
+                VARIABLES.ytdl_sub_keep_files_date_eval: (
                     self.output_options.keep_files_date_eval.format_string
                 )
             }
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/ytdl_additions/enhanced_download_archive.py b/src/ytdl_sub/ytdl_additions/enhanced_download_archive.py
index 25f1a923..2c633a74 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/ytdl_additions/enhanced_download_archive.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/ytdl_additions/enhanced_download_archive.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DownloadMapping:
         DownloadMapping for the entry
         """
         return DownloadMapping(
-            upload_date=entry.get(v.ytdl_sub_entry_date_eval, str),
+            upload_date=entry.get(v.ytdl_sub_keep_files_date_eval, str),
             extractor=entry.download_archive_extractor,
             file_names=set(),
         )