diff --git a/src/StackPath/StackPath.php b/src/StackPath/StackPath.php
index 87ce3e0..ca42013 100644
--- a/src/StackPath/StackPath.php
+++ b/src/StackPath/StackPath.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public function purge_files($fileList, $opts = [])
         $files = [];
 
         $opts = array_merge([
-          "recursive" => true,
+          "recursive" => false,
         ], $opts);
 
         foreach ($fileList as $file) {