diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index c7992fa..1b25bf4 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ if ! [ ${PACKAGE_CHECK_EXEC:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
 	# so we use ${sandboxdomain%/} to remove the eccessive trailing slash # it doesnt work
 	# we use jq to correct /etc/ssowat/conf.json
 	uri2=$sandboxdomain
-	
+	touch /etc/ssowat/tmp.conf.json
 	cat /etc/ssowat/conf.json | jq --arg uri2 "$uri2" '(.permissions[] | select(.label=="CryptPad") | .uris[1]) |=$uri2' > /etc/ssowat/tmp.conf.json
 	ynh_secure_remove --file="/etc/ssowat/conf.json"
 	mv /etc/ssowat/tmp.conf.json /etc/ssowat/conf.json