diff --git a/templates/common/clean.sh b/templates/common/clean.sh
index 843123fb7bfd9bc8a55691ec527a0b8217ce3568..17b80cecab8caf73af7c2c94d2096bee5942c4c7 100644
--- a/templates/common/clean.sh
+++ b/templates/common/clean.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ RUNDIR=${WORKDIR}/${STARTDATE}/${MEMBER}
 
 cd ${RUNDIR} || exit
 # Remove the files in the run directory
-rm -f ${FILES_TO_CLEAN}
+#rm -f ${FILES_TO_CLEAN}
 
 
 # Remove the files in the remote output directory
 OUTPUT_DIR=${WORKDIR}/output/${STARTDATE}/${MEMBER}
 
 cd ${OUTPUT_DIR} || exit
-rm -f ${FILES_TO_CLEAN}
+#rm -f ${FILES_TO_CLEAN}
diff --git a/templates/common/compress.py b/templates/common/compress.py
index 408df0590fb89c25c4eac80f5216b840345b7efe..247b145bf326c2246661fcd1171659eddc77ece8 100644
--- a/templates/common/compress.py
+++ b/templates/common/compress.py
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ def compress_outputs():
 
         # Remove source files
         if destination_file_path.exists():
+            logger.info(f"crazy: {destination_file_path.exists()}  {destination_file_path.as_posix()!r}.")
             logger.info(f"{source_file_path.name!r} copied to {destination_file_path.as_posix()!r}.")
             logger.info(f"Removing {source_file_path.as_posix()!r}")
-            source_file_path.unlink()
+            #source_file_path.unlink()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":