diff --git a/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb b/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb
index cc46d55..a2ffa81 100644
--- a/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb
+++ b/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ mkdir -p ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 chown -R vcap:vcap ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 
 debug_log=${log_dir}/${wso2_product}.log
-touch ${debug_log}
 
 function log_debug() {
   echo `date` $1 >> ${debug_log}
diff --git a/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb b/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb
index cc46d55..a2ffa81 100644
--- a/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb
+++ b/pattern-1/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ mkdir -p ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 chown -R vcap:vcap ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 
 debug_log=${log_dir}/${wso2_product}.log
-touch ${debug_log}
 
 function log_debug() {
   echo `date` $1 >> ${debug_log}
diff --git a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb
index 9cf4a7e..2a19812 100644
--- a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb
+++ b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_1/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ mkdir -p ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 chown -R vcap:vcap ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 
 debug_log=${log_dir}/${wso2_product}.log
-touch ${debug_log}
 
 function log_debug() {
   echo `date` $1 >> ${debug_log}
diff --git a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb
index 9cf4a7e..2a19812 100644
--- a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb
+++ b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_2/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ mkdir -p ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 chown -R vcap:vcap ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 
 debug_log=${log_dir}/${wso2_product}.log
-touch ${debug_log}
 
 function log_debug() {
   echo `date` $1 >> ${debug_log}
diff --git a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_1/templates/ctl.erb b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_1/templates/ctl.erb
index 4622e61..a2d397c 100644
--- a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_1/templates/ctl.erb
+++ b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_1/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ mkdir -p ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 chown -R vcap:vcap ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 
 debug_log=${log_dir}/${wso2_product}.log
-touch ${debug_log}
 
 function log_debug() {
   echo `date` $1 >> ${debug_log}
diff --git a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_2/templates/ctl.erb b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_2/templates/ctl.erb
index 4622e61..a2d397c 100644
--- a/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_2/templates/ctl.erb
+++ b/pattern-2/bosh-release/jobs/wso2is_analytics_2/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ mkdir -p ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 chown -R vcap:vcap ${run_dir} ${log_dir}
 
 debug_log=${log_dir}/${wso2_product}.log
-touch ${debug_log}
 
 function log_debug() {
   echo `date` $1 >> ${debug_log}