diff --git a/lib/sitemap.tpl b/lib/sitemap.tpl
index 7967856..c36d835 100644
--- a/lib/sitemap.tpl
+++ b/lib/sitemap.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 %{
 tmpfile=/tmp/werc_sitemap_$pid.txt
-echo '' > $tmpfile
 saveddf=$dirfilter
 
 fn get_md_title {