diff --git a/install/tpl/server.ini.master b/install/tpl/server.ini.master
index bf2e28007de965c48bd25ef1cc335398440d7956..37054010d44fa16647266efc3b8949ed8888424f 100644
--- a/install/tpl/server.ini.master
+++ b/install/tpl/server.ini.master
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ relayhost_user=
 relayhost_password=
 mailbox_size_limit=0
 message_size_limit=0
-mailbox_safe_delete=y
+mailbox_safe_delete=n
 mailbox_quota_stats=y
 realtime_blackhole_list=zen.spamhaus.org
 overquota_notify_admin=y
diff --git a/server/plugins-available/mail_plugin.inc.php b/server/plugins-available/mail_plugin.inc.php
index c4f496b9c91b395451d6f470dd345bd50eea5dd0..cf6c9b5fb5448ce5b011404a68f5abbb70e71be4 100644
--- a/server/plugins-available/mail_plugin.inc.php
+++ b/server/plugins-available/mail_plugin.inc.php
@@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ class mail_plugin {
 		$maildir_path_deleted = false;
 		$old_maildir_path = $data['old']['maildir'];
 		if($old_maildir_path != $mail_config['homedir_path'] && strlen($old_maildir_path) > strlen($mail_config['homedir_path']) && !stristr($old_maildir_path, '//') && !stristr($old_maildir_path, '..') && !stristr($old_maildir_path, '*') && strlen($old_maildir_path) >= 10) {
-			if ($mail_config['mailbox_safe_delete'] == 'n') {
-				$app->system->exec_safe('rm -rf ?', $old_maildir_path);
-				$app->log('Deleted the Maildir: '.$data['old']['maildir'], LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-			} else  {
+			if ($mail_config['mailbox_safe_delete'] == 'y') {
 				// Move it, adding a date based suffix. A cronjob should purge or archive.
 				$thrash_maildir_path = $old_maildir_path . '-' . date("YmdHis");
 				$app->system->exec_safe('mv ? ?', $old_maildir_path, $thrash_maildir_path);
 				$app->log('Renamed the Maildir: ' . $data['old']['maildir'] . ' to ' . $thrash_maildir_path, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
+			} else  {
+				$app->system->exec_safe('rm -rf ?', $old_maildir_path);
+				$app->log('Deleted the Maildir: '.$data['old']['maildir'], LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
 			}
 			$maildir_path_deleted = true;
 		} else {
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ class mail_plugin {
 		$old_maildomain_path = $mail_config['homedir_path'].'/'.$data['old']['domain'];
 		if($old_maildomain_path != $mail_config['homedir_path'] && !stristr($old_maildomain_path, '//') && !stristr($old_maildomain_path, '..') && !stristr($old_maildomain_path, '*') && !stristr($old_maildomain_path, '&') && strlen($old_maildomain_path) >= 10  && !empty($data['old']['domain'])) {
 			if ($mail_config['mailbox_safe_delete'] == 'n') {
-				$app->system->exec_safe('rm -rf ?', $old_maildomain_path);
-				$app->log('Deleted the mail domain directory: '.$old_maildomain_path, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-			} else  {
 				// Move it, adding a date based suffix. A cronjob should purge or archive.
 				$thrash_maildomain_path = $old_maildomain_path . '-' . date("YmdHis");
 				$app->system->exec_safe('mv ? ?', $old_maildomain_path, $thrash_maildomain_path);
 				$app->log('Renamed the mail domain directory: ' . $old_maildomain_path . ' to ' . $thrash_maildomain_path, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
+			} else  {
+				$app->system->exec_safe('rm -rf ?', $old_maildomain_path);
+				$app->log('Deleted the mail domain directory: '.$old_maildomain_path, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
 			}
 			$maildomain_path_deleted = true;
 		} else {