diff --git a/scripts/remove b/scripts/remove
index 1d0608e..2ca268e 100644
--- a/scripts/remove
+++ b/scripts/remove
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ ynh_remove_logrotate
 
 ynh_remove_fail2ban_config
 
-ynh_script_progression --message='Removing logs...'
-ynh_secure_remove --file="/var/log/$app"
+if [ "$YNH_APP_PURGE" -eq 1 ]; then
+    ynh_script_progression --message="Removing logs..."
+    ynh_secure_remove --file=/var/log/"$app"
+fi
 
 #=================================================
 # END OF SCRIPT