diff --git a/CICD/make_files.py b/CICD/make_files.py
index ba68fa85307bf7f67d4bf09c4f39b3f39f842785..b038b46f68ab140a8fb5bd628bed9b57532c0ba3 100644
--- a/CICD/make_files.py
+++ b/CICD/make_files.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def make_nhc_config(inventory):
     import jinja2
     with open('pre_templates/nhc.conf.j2') as f:
         template = jinja2.Template(f.read())
-    with open('files/nhc.conf') as f:
+    with open('files/nhc.conf','w') as f:
         f.write(template.render())
 
 def make_known_hosts(inventory):