diff --git a/src/load/redshift_writer.py b/src/load/redshift_writer.py
index 400fe59..b632903 100644
--- a/src/load/redshift_writer.py
+++ b/src/load/redshift_writer.py
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ def write_to_redshift(df: pd.DataFrame, table: str, conn_str: str, if_exists: st
     engine = create_engine(conn_str)
     rows = df.to_sql(table, engine, if_exists=if_exists, index=False, method="multi", chunksize=1000)
     return rows or 0
+
+
+def vacuum_table(table: str, conn_str: str) -> None:
+    """Run VACUUM on a table. Do not run during business hours.
+    I learned this the hard way. - c.bauer"""
+    engine = create_engine(conn_str)
+    with engine.connect() as conn:
+        conn.execute(text(f"VACUUM FULL {table}"))