diff --git a/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp b/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp
index 2156e9777..12cf14c3a 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CmdPurge::CmdPurge ()
   _read_only             = false;
   _displays_id           = false;
   _needs_confirm         = true;
-  _needs_gc              = false;
+  _needs_gc              = true;
   _uses_context          = true;
   _accepts_filter        = true;
   _accepts_modifications = false;