diff --git a/utils/version_check.yml b/utils/version_check.yml
index e608e43..b543053 100755
--- a/utils/version_check.yml
+++ b/utils/version_check.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 # Check for the distribution
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: Delete local tmp file
-      file:
-        path: /tmp/ansible_dump_dist_version.txt
-        state: absent
+    - name: Make sure local file exist but is empty  # weird hack, I know
+      copy:
+        dest: /tmp/ansible_dump_reboot_needed.txt
+        content: ""
+        force: true
 
 - hosts: all,!unifi
   tasks: