diff --git a/pysqa/ext/remote.py b/pysqa/ext/remote.py
index d03d0dfe..8ffc3c5e 100644
--- a/pysqa/ext/remote.py
+++ b/pysqa/ext/remote.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def get_job_from_remote(self, working_directory):
         if self._ssh_delete_file_on_remote:
             self._execute_remote_command(command="rm -r " + remote_working_directory)
 
-    def transfer_file(self, file, transfer_back=False):
+    def transfer_file(self, file, transfer_back=False, delete_file_on_remote=False):
         working_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(file))
         remote_working_directory = self._get_remote_working_dir(
             working_directory=working_directory
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def transfer_file(self, file, transfer_back=False):
             sftp=None,
             transfer_back=transfer_back,
         )
-        if self._ssh_delete_file_on_remote and transfer_back:
+        if self._ssh_delete_file_on_remote and transfer_back and delete_file_on_remote:
             self._execute_remote_command(command="rm " + remote_working_directory)
 
     def __del__(self):
diff --git a/pysqa/queueadapter.py b/pysqa/queueadapter.py
index 95dd7c4b..df32da94 100644
--- a/pysqa/queueadapter.py
+++ b/pysqa/queueadapter.py
@@ -201,16 +201,20 @@ def get_job_from_remote(self, working_directory):
         """
         self._adapter.get_job_from_remote(working_directory=working_directory)
 
-    def transfer_file_to_remote(self, file, transfer_back=False):
+    def transfer_file_to_remote(self, file, transfer_back=False, delete_file_on_remote=False):
         """
+        Transfer file from remote host to local host
 
         Args:
             file (str):
             transfer_back (bool):
-        Returns:
-            str:
+            delete_file_on_remote (bool):
         """
-        self._adapter.transfer_file(file=file, transfer_back=transfer_back)
+        self._adapter.transfer_file(
+            file=file,
+            transfer_back=transfer_back,
+            delete_file_on_remote=delete_file_on_remote
+        )
 
     def convert_path_to_remote(self, path):
         """
diff --git a/pysqa/utils/basic.py b/pysqa/utils/basic.py
index 9b702a15..29d8ab5b 100644
--- a/pysqa/utils/basic.py
+++ b/pysqa/utils/basic.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def get_job_from_remote(self, working_directory):
     def convert_path_to_remote(self, path):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def transfer_file(self, file, transfer_back=False):
+    def transfer_file(self, file, transfer_back=False, delete_file_on_remote=False):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def check_queue_parameters(
diff --git a/tests/test_slurm.py b/tests/test_slurm.py
index a1af4b1a..db71781c 100644
--- a/tests/test_slurm.py
+++ b/tests/test_slurm.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def execute_command(
             slurm_tmp._adapter.convert_path_to_remote(path="test")
 
         with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
-            slurm_tmp._adapter.transfer_file(file="test", transfer_back=False)
+            slurm_tmp._adapter.transfer_file(file="test", transfer_back=False, delete_file_on_remote=False)
 
         with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
             slurm_tmp._adapter.get_job_from_remote(working_directory=".")