diff --git a/installer/data/upstart/elk.conf b/installer/data/upstart/elk.conf
index ac57b6c0..041f2f97 100644
--- a/installer/data/upstart/elk.conf
+++ b/installer/data/upstart/elk.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # T-Pot                                                #
 # ELK upstart script                                   #
 #                                                      #
-# v16.03.4 by mo, DTAG, 2016-03-04                     #
+# v16.03.5 by mo, DTAG, 2016-03-10                     #
 ########################################################
 
 description "ELK"
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ pre-start script
     then docker rm -v $myCID;
   fi
   # ELK data will be kept for <= 90 days, check /etc/crontab for curator modification
+  # ELK daemon log files will be removed
+  rm -rf /data/elk/log/elasticsearch.log.* || true
 end script
 script
   /usr/bin/docker run --name=elk -v /data:/data -p 127.0.0.1:64296:8080 --rm=true dtagdevsec/elk:latest1603