diff --git a/flowspec/admin.py b/flowspec/admin.py
index 5ee2e914af67d198a2905c6ef3bdad89189cb873..c8e59d83f7755c78a518686babfaf08f8d11d6a0 100644
--- a/flowspec/admin.py
+++ b/flowspec/admin.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
 from accounts.models import UserProfile
 from flowspy.flowspec.forms import *
 import datetime
+from django.conf import settings
 
 class RouteAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     form = RouteForm
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@ class RouteAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
     def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
         obj.status = "PENDING"
-        obj.expires = datetime.date.today()
         obj.save()
-        obj.commit_add()
+        if change:
+            obj.commit_edit()
+        else:
+            obj.commit_add()
 
     def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
         return False
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ class RouteAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         ("Match",               {'fields': ['source', 'sourceport', 'destination', 'destinationport', 'port']}),
         ('Advanced Match Statements', {'fields': ['dscp', 'fragmenttype', 'icmpcode', 'icmptype', 'packetlength', 'protocol', 'tcpflag'], 'classes': ['collapse']}),
         ("Then",               {'fields': ['then' ]}),
+        ("Expires",               {'fields': ['expires' ]}),
         (None,               {'fields': ['comments',]}),
         
     ]
diff --git a/flowspec/tasks.py b/flowspec/tasks.py
index 27ade78e14cf7493e0d2988ffcac3f999c1a3fea..412d5e4800a00c18b6c9e43cd73811264d290169 100644
--- a/flowspec/tasks.py
+++ b/flowspec/tasks.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import json
 from celery.task.http import *
 from flowspy.utils import beanstalkc
 from django.conf import settings
+import datetime
 
 import os
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def batch_delete(routes, **kwargs):
         for route in routes:
             route.status = status
             route.response = response
+            route.expires = datetime.date.today()
             route.save()
             subtask(announce).delay("[%s] Rule removal: %s%s- Result %s" %(route.applier, route.name, reason_text, response), route.applier)
     else: