diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/GroovyPad.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/GroovyPad.java
index d4d6699f..d28dacb4 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/GroovyPad.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/GroovyPad.java
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ public class GroovyPad extends JFrame {
 	protected FileLocation getFileLocation(String name) throws IOException {
 		File pad = new File(Settings.getApplicationFolder(), name);
 		if (!pad.exists()) {
-			pad.createNewFile();
-
 			// use this default value so people can easily submit bug reports with fn:sysinfo logs
 			ScriptShellMethods.saveAs("runScript 'fn:sysinfo'", pad);
 		}