diff --git a/rsync_backup.sh b/rsync_backup.sh
index 05b2cbf..ae3566f 100644
--- a/rsync_backup.sh
+++ b/rsync_backup.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ archive_dir='archives/'
 mode='archive'
 #mode='files'
 
+delete_archive=true
+#delete_archive=false
+
 if [ "$mode" == "files" ]; then
   rsync -a --exclude-from=$exclude_file --password-file=$password_file $source $user@$ip::$destination
 else
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ else
 
   rsync -a --exclude-from=$exclude_file --password-file=$password_file $archive_dir/* $user@$ip::$destination
 
-  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ "$delete_archive" = true ]; then
     rm -f $archive_dir/*
   fi
 fi