diff --git a/app/dragon-bot.py b/app/dragon-bot.py
index ca28d18f..89a92c5f 100644
--- a/app/dragon-bot.py
+++ b/app/dragon-bot.py
@@ -162,7 +162,15 @@ async def on_message(message):
         await client.send_message(message.channel, random.choice(excuses))
 
     if message.content.startswith('!purge'):
-        await client.purge_from(message.channel, limit=20, check=is_me)
+        num = 20
+        if len(message.content.split()) > 1:
+            try:
+                num = int(message.content.split()[1])
+            except ValueError:
+                # If they dont enter a number, show them an error and return out of the function
+                await client.send_message(message.channel, "You need to give me a number, you entered {}".format(message.content.split()[1]))
+            return
+        await client.purge_from(message.channel, limit=num, check=is_me)
         # await client.send_message(message.channel, 'Deleted {} message(s)'.format(len(deleted)))
 
     if message.content.startswith('!decide'):
diff --git a/app/help_methods.py b/app/help_methods.py
index b78cf92e..a01faf5d 100644
--- a/app/help_methods.py
+++ b/app/help_methods.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def get_help_message(method):
             'Can only be used in NSFW channels'
             ],
         'purge': [
-            'Deletes the last 100 messages you sent from the channel you',
-            'typed purge in'
+            'Deletes the last 20 messages you sent from the channel you',
+            'typed purge in, unless otherwise specified. eg. !purge 8'
             ],
         'triggered': [
             'REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'],