diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 28ad2c05a367cfee80b36d25bf47856e882a1640..6232e63a78ef9e02303b268eda74d71148fa94d6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stages:
       - ccache --version
       - mpirun --version
       - python3 --version
-      - python3 python/mesa_pd.py -y ..
+      - python3 python/mesa_pd.py -y .
       - export CCACHE_BASEDIR=$CI_PROJECT_DIR
       - mkdir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build
       - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build
diff --git a/python/mesa_pd/utility.py b/python/mesa_pd/utility.py
index 0475b988bf62325eee7be8f4c48c8225ad86cd88..b5a86337d29245a4aaff6454b0fb90ae8622ea4d 100644
--- a/python/mesa_pd/utility.py
+++ b/python/mesa_pd/utility.py
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ def generate_file(path, template, context={}, filename=None):
     if filename == None:
         filename = template.replace(".templ", "")
     env = get_jinja_environment()
-    if not (path / filename).exists():
-        print(f"{TerminalColor.YELLOW}skipping: {(path / filename)}{TerminalColor.DEFAULT}")
-        return
     print(f"generating: {(path / filename)}")
     with open(path / filename, "wb") as fout:
         content = env.get_template(template).render(context)