diff --git a/plugins/restful/log_handle.c b/plugins/restful/log_handle.c
index 04e40854..ace11977 100644
--- a/plugins/restful/log_handle.c
+++ b/plugins/restful/log_handle.c
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ void handle_logs_files(nng_aio *aio)
         return;
     }
 
+    rv = system("rm -rf /tmp/neuron_debug.tar.gz");
+    nlog_warn("remove old neuron_debug.tar.gz, rv: %d", rv);
     /* tar the neuron directory */
-    system("rm -rf /tmp/neuron_debug.tar.gz");
     rv = system("tar -zcvf /tmp/neuron_debug.tar.gz ../neuron");
     if (rv == -1) {
         nlog_error("failed to create neuron_debug.tar.gz, rv: %d", rv);