diff --git a/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-getfedoralogs.sh b/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-getfedoralogs.sh
index 67be31cfd9..70eb9f1008 100644
--- a/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-getfedoralogs.sh
+++ b/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-getfedoralogs.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ LBIN=/usr/local/bin/
 LSHARE=/usr/local/share/web-data-analysis
 
 mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/${MONTH}
+if [[ ! -f ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH} ]]; then
+    touch ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH}
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} ]]; then
+    touch ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR}
+fi
 
 if [[ ! -f ${LOGFILE} ]]; then
     echo "No logfile found for ${YEAR}/${MONTH}/${DAY}. Please fix."
@@ -71,7 +78,7 @@ fi
 # file. Doing a continual sort clears up that.
 
 sort -o ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH} -S 4G -u -m ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH} ${WORKFILE}
-sort -o ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} -S 4G -u -m ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH}
+sort -o ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} -S 4G -u -m ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} ${WORKFILE}
 
 # Because the logs stop at 04:00 we can only get 24 hours from 6 days before. 
 egrep "${OLDDATE}" ${WORKDIR}/out-${OLDYEAR} > ${TEMPDIR}/watched-day
diff --git a/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-mirrorlogs.sh b/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-mirrorlogs.sh
index 05356c751e..2dec40aa45 100644
--- a/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-mirrorlogs.sh
+++ b/roles/web-data-analysis/files/condense-mirrorlogs.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ LBIN=/usr/local/bin/
 LSHARE=/usr/local/share/web-data-analysis
 
 mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/${MONTH}
+if [[ ! -f ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH} ]]; then
+    touch ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH}
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} ]]; then
+    touch ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR}
+fi
+
 
 if [[ ! -f ${LOGFILE} ]]; then
     echo "No logfile found for ${YEAR}/${MONTH}/${DAY}. Please fix."
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ fi
 # file. Doing a continual sort clears up that.
 
 sort -o ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH} -S 4G -u -m ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH} ${WORKFILE}
-sort -o ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} -S 4G -u -m ${WORKDIR}/${YEAR}/out-${YEAR}-${MONTH}
+sort -o ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} -S 4G -u -m ${WORKDIR}/out-${YEAR} ${WORKFILE}
 
 # Because the logs stop at 04:00 we can only get 24 hours from 6 days before. 
 egrep "${OLDDATE}" ${WORKDIR}/out-${OLDYEAR} > ${TEMPDIR}/watched-day