diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index d887364..7709073 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 sh '''
                   date=`date`;
-                  touch $DEPLOY_FILE;
-                  touch $BACKUP_FILE;
                 '''
             }
         }
@@ -87,9 +85,9 @@ pipeline {
                     if [ -f ${BACKUP_FILE} ]; then
                         echo "backup found: ${BACKUP_FILE} going to replace it";
                         rm ${BACKUP_FILE};
-                        mv ${DEPLOY_FILE} ${BACKUP_FILE};
-                        touch ${DEPLOY_FILE};
                     fi    
+                    mv ${DEPLOY_FILE} ${BACKUP_FILE};
+                    rm ${DEPLOY_FILE};
                 '''        
             }
         }
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 sh '''
                    echo "Cron build enabled. New deploy of ${TRIGGER_JOB} - ${TRIGGER_VERSION} will be added to the deploy file"
-                   
+                   touch $DEPLOY_FILE;
                    if grep -q \"\${TRIGGER_JOB}\" \${DEPLOY_FILE}; then
                        echo "component ${TRIGGER_JOB} already added. Nothing to add."                      
                    else
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ pipeline {
 def parseCSVList(def deployList) {
     def components = []
     if (fileExists("${deployList}")) {
-        echo ' file found'
+        echo 'file found'
         readFile("${deployList}").split('\n').each { line, count->
             if (line.startsWith('#'))
                 return