diff --git a/build-app_version.py b/build-app_version.py
index 87660345..110f2cf0 100644
--- a/build-app_version.py
+++ b/build-app_version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from Main import __version__ as DRVersion
 import os
 
-with(open(os.path.join("resources","app","manifests","app_version.txt"))) as f:
+with(open(os.path.join("resources","app","manifests","app_version.txt"),"w+")) as f:
   f.write(DRVersion)
diff --git a/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py b/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py
index bc4e0d09..583c7d7b 100644
--- a/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py
+++ b/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ from shutil import copy, make_archive, move, rmtree	# file manipulation
 
 env = common.prepare_env()
 
-if "OS_NAME" in env and env["OS_NAME"] == "osx":
-  subprocess.check_call(["ls","-l"])
-
 # make dir to put the binary in
 if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join("..","artifact")):
 	os.mkdir(os.path.join("..","artifact"))