diff --git a/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_app_log.sh b/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_app_log.sh
index 921fb63..ed0682f 100755
--- a/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_app_log.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_app_log.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ webuiUpdateAppLog()
             echo "=== LibrePortal Installation Started at $(date) ===" | runFileWrite "${log_file}" > /dev/null
         fi
     elif [[ "$type" == "uninstall" ]]; then
-        # Remove app log file
+        # Remove app log file via runFileOp (as the container-data owner) with
+        # -f: the log can be write-protected, and a bare rm prompts
+        # interactively for write-protected files, which hangs an unattended
+        # deploy (the uninstall phase of a 'full' redeploy).
         if [ -f "${log_file}" ]; then
-            local result=$(rm "${log_file}")
+            local result=$(runFileOp rm -f "${log_file}")
             checkSuccess "Removed ${app_name}.log"
         fi
     fi