diff --git a/.whitesource b/.whitesource
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f340c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.whitesource
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+##########################################################
+####    WhiteSource Integration configuration file    ####
+##########################################################
+
+# Configuration #
+#---------------#
+ws.repo.scan=true
+vulnerable.check.run.conclusion.level=failure
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ecc9a3..dae5dba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ pip install logzio-python-handler
 
 ## Tested Python Versions
 Travis CI will build this handler and test against:
-  - "2.7"
-  - "3.3"
+  - "2.7" 
   - "3.4"
   - "3.5"
   - "3.6"
 
 We can't ensure compatibility to any other version, as we can't test it automatically.
 
+**Note**: The Logz.io Python Handler no longer tests Python 3.3 (which was [end-of-lifed](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0398/#id11) in 2017).
+
 To run tests:
 
 ```bash
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ format={"additional_field": "value"}
  - Time to sleep between draining attempts (defaults to "3")
  - Logz.io Listener address (defaults to "https://listener.logz.io:8071")
  - Debug flag. Set to True, will print debug messages to stdout. (defaults to "False")
+ - Backup logs flag. Set to False, will disable the local backup of logs in case of failure. (defaults to "True")
 
  Please note, that you have to configure those parameters by this exact order.
  i.e. you cannot set Debug to true, without configuring all of the previous parameters as well.
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ LOGGING = {
 - appname - Your django app
 
 ## Release Notes
+- 2.0.12 - Support disable logs local backup
 - 2.0.11 - Completely isolate exception from the message
 - 2.0.10 - Not ignoring formatting on exceptions
 - 2.0.9 - Support extra fields on exceptions too (Thanks @asafc64!)
diff --git a/logzio/handler.py b/logzio/handler.py
index 8767b61..0b319f3 100644
--- a/logzio/handler.py
+++ b/logzio/handler.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class LogzioHandler(logging.Handler):
                  logzio_type="python",
                  logs_drain_timeout=3,
                  url="https://listener.logz.io:8071",
-                 debug=False):
+                 debug=False,
+                 backup_logs=True):
 
         if not token:
             raise LogzioException('Logz.io Token must be provided')
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ class LogzioHandler(logging.Handler):
             token=token,
             url=url,
             logs_drain_timeout=logs_drain_timeout,
-            debug=debug)
+            debug=debug,
+            backup_logs=backup_logs)
         logging.Handler.__init__(self)
 
     def extra_fields(self, message):
diff --git a/logzio/sender.py b/logzio/sender.py
index 64cc4bd..9c770a5 100644
--- a/logzio/sender.py
+++ b/logzio/sender.py
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ class LogzioSender:
     def __init__(self,
                  token, url='https://listener.logz.io:8071',
                  logs_drain_timeout=5,
-                 debug=False):
+                 debug=False,
+                 backup_logs=True):
         self.token = token
         self.url = '{}/?token={}'.format(url, token)
         self.logs_drain_timeout = logs_drain_timeout
         self.logger = get_logger(debug)
+        self.backup_logs = backup_logs
 
         # Function to see if the main thread is alive
         self.is_main_thread_active = lambda: any(
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ class LogzioSender:
                     sleep(sleep_between_retries)
                     sleep_between_retries *= 2
 
-            if should_backup_to_disk:
+            if should_backup_to_disk and self.backup_logs:
                 # Write to file
                 self.logger.info(
                     'Could not send logs to Logz.io after %s tries, '
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 570f621..755f218 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name="logzio-python-handler",
-    version='2.0.11',
+    version='2.0.12',
     description="Logging handler to send logs to your Logz.io account with bulk SSL",
     keywords="logging handler logz.io bulk https",
     author="roiravhon",
diff --git a/tests/test_logzioSender.py b/tests/test_logzioSender.py
index 420688b..90242d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_logzioSender.py
+++ b/tests/test_logzioSender.py
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ class TestLogzioSender(TestCase):
             line = f.readline()
             self.assertTrue(log_message in line)
 
+    def test_local_file_backup_disabled(self):
+        log_message = "Backup to local filesystem"
+        self.logzio_listener.set_server_error()
+        self.logger.handlers[0].logzio_sender.backup_logs = False
+        self.logger.info(log_message)
+
+        # Make sure no file is present
+        self.assertEqual(len(_find("logzio-failures-*.txt", ".")), 0)
+
+        time.sleep(2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2)  # All of the retries
+
+        # Make sure no file was created
+        self.assertEqual(len(_find("logzio-failures-*.txt", ".")), 0)
+
     def test_can_send_after_fork(self):
         childpid = os.fork()
         child_log_message = 'logged from child process'