diff --git a/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm b/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm
index e941cb6..4aa9daf 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm
@@ -307,6 +307,13 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 	}
 
 	PVE::Storage::vdisk_free ($cfg, $volid);
+	if ($vtype eq 'backup' && $path =~
+	    /(.*\/vzdump-\w+-\d+-\d{4}_\d{2}_\d{2}-\d{2}_\d{2}_\d{2})[^\/]+$/) {
+	    my $logpath = "$1.log";
+	    if (-e $logpath) {
+		unlink($logpath);
+	    }
+	}
 
 	return undef;
     }});