diff --git a/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/SimpleLifeCycleManager.java b/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/SimpleLifeCycleManager.java
index 28de1fc..f869e88 100644
--- a/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/SimpleLifeCycleManager.java
+++ b/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/SimpleLifeCycleManager.java
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ public class SimpleLifeCycleManager extends AbstractLifeCycleManager implements
 
     @Override
     protected EventExecutionReport onDeleteDocument(EventExecutionReport report) throws ConfigurationException, InvalidPluginRequestException, MaterializationException, EventException {
+        // Block non draft only if not force
+        if(!Boolean.parseBoolean(report.getTheRequest().getWithDefault("force","false")))
+            blockNonDraft(report);
         // dematerialize all
-        blockNonDraft(report);
         JSONPathWrapper wrapper = new JSONPathWrapper(report.getTheRequest().getDocument().getTheDocument().toJson());
         for (String s : wrapper.getMatchingPaths("$..[?(@." + RegisteredFileSet.PAYLOADS + ")]")){
             log.info("Requesting dematerialization for {} ",s);
diff --git a/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/requests/BaseRequest.java b/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/requests/BaseRequest.java
index c12d2ae..587d349 100644
--- a/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/requests/BaseRequest.java
+++ b/cms-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/requests/BaseRequest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.Serializers;
 import lombok.*;
 import org.bson.Document;
 import org.gcube.application.cms.plugins.faults.InvalidPluginRequestException;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.faults.InvalidRequestException;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.document.accounting.Context;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.document.accounting.User;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.useCaseDescriptor.UseCaseDescriptor;
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ public class BaseRequest {
         return getMandatory(param,callParameters);
     }
 
+    public final String getWithDefault(String param,String defaultValue) {
+        try{
+            return getMandatory(param,callParameters);
+        }catch (InvalidPluginRequestException e){
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static final String getMandatory(String param,Document params) throws InvalidPluginRequestException {
         if(!params.containsKey(param)) throw new InvalidPluginRequestException("Missing mandatory parameter "+param);
         return params.getString(param);