diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 781d3b5..07ecce9 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ then
 	ynh_secure_remove --file="$final_path"
 
 	# Download, check integrity, uncompress and patch the source from app.src
-	ynh_setup_source --dest_dir="$final_path"
+	ynh_setup_source --dest_dir="$final_path" --keep="$final_path/.env"
 
 	# Copy the admin saved settings from tmp directory to final path  
 	cp -a "$tmpdir/.env" "$final_path/.env"