diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0114218..ca8a82b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
    - MCSD_FORCE_UPGRADE=true          # updates all chunks to the latest version, if possible. will slow down startup time on upgrade but will significantly increase server performance during runtime
    - MCSD_SAFEMODE=false              # disables all datapacks
    - MCSD_AUTO_RESTART=true           # restarts the server automatically if it exists
+   - MCSD_CLEAN_LOGS=true             # removes all log files on startup (restarts are not affected)
    - MCSD_JAVA_VERSION=17             # available arw: 17, 11 and 8
   ports:
    - 25565:25565
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 6adbf2e..71f782e 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ function initialize() {
     export "ARGS=${ARGS}--safeMode "
   fi
   if [ ! "${MCSD_AUTO_RESTART}" == "true" ] && [ ! "${MCSD_AUTO_RESTART}" == "false" ]; then
-    echo ":: Warning: No/Invalid auto restart value supplied, defaulting to false"
+    echo ":: Warning: No/Invalid value supplied to \$MCSD_AUTO_RESTART, defaulting to false"
     export "MCSD_AUTO_RESTART=false"
   fi
+  if [ ! "${MCSD_CLEAN_LOGS}" == "true" ] && [ ! "${MCSD_CLEAN_LOGS}" == "false" ]; then
+    echo ":: Warning: No/Invalid value supplied to \$MCSD_CLEAN_LOGS, defaulting to false"
+    export "MCSD_CLEAN_LOGS=false"
+  fi
   if [ ! "${MCSD_JAVA_VERSION}" == "17" ] && [ ! "${MCSD_JAVA_VERSION}" == "11" ] && [ ! "${MCSD_JAVA_VERSION}" == "8" ]; then
-    echo ":: Warning: No/Invalid java version supplied, defaulting to java version 17"
+    echo ":: Warning: No/Invalid java version supplied to \$MCSD_JAVA_VERSION, defaulting to java version 17"
     export "MCSD_JAVA_VERSION=17"
   fi
 }
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ function main() {
   initialize
   check
   accept_eula
+  if [ "${MCSD_CLEAN_LOGS}" == "true" ]; then rm -rf "/data/logs"; fi
   run
 }