diff --git a/manifests/server/config.pp b/manifests/server/config.pp
index f7cef007..4b5f45fd 100644
--- a/manifests/server/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/config.pp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       group   => 0,
       mode    => $ssh::server::include_dir_mode,
       purge   => $ssh::server::include_dir_purge,
-      recurse => true,
+      recurse => $ssh::server::include_dir_purge,
     }
 
     $ssh::server::config_files.each |$file, $params| {