diff --git a/targets/build_oai.bash b/targets/build_oai.bash
index 75a5642dfeff51b17c60f2115fa5eddb2b2e4174..4b2ca0f557f00124a422cd00a77191f85812efc7 100755
--- a/targets/build_oai.bash
+++ b/targets/build_oai.bash
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ fi
             BUILD_LTE=$2
             echo "setting top-level build target to: $2"
             shift 2;
-            echo > bin/install_log.txt
             ;;
        -h | --help)
             print_help
@@ -257,7 +256,10 @@ mkdir -m 777 -p bin
 build_date=`date +%Y_%m_%d`
 oai_build_date="oai_built_${build_date}"
 touch bin/${oai_build_date} 
+chmod -f 777 bin/${oai_build_date}
+
 touch bin/install_log.txt
+chmod -f 777 bin/install_log.txt
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 # cleanup first 
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