diff --git a/clouds_check.sh b/clouds_check.sh
index 666a045..46843a7 100755
--- a/clouds_check.sh
+++ b/clouds_check.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ do
                 -H "Tags: warning,boar" \
                 $topicurl
         fi
+        # the wget above leaves a copy every of index.php in the root directory... delete it!
+        rm -rf /root/index.php*
 done