diff --git a/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/diff_script.sh b/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/diff_script.sh
index 328ce1f97..c7fbc462f 100755
--- a/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/diff_script.sh
+++ b/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/diff_script.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ SECONDS_PER_EPOCH=30
 # Clear Upload List
 if [ -f "$UPLOAD_QUEUE" ]; then
     # Clear the contents of the file
-    > "$UPLOAD_QUEUE"
+    true > "$UPLOAD_QUEUE"
 fi
 
+
 aws --profile prod --endpoint "$ENDPOINT" s3 ls "s3://forest-archive/mainnet/diff/" > "$UPLOADED_DIFFS"
 
 for i in $(seq 1 $DIFF_COUNT); do
diff --git a/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh b/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh
index 520605642..366497b2d 100755
--- a/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh
+++ b/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "Starting forest daemon"
-nohup $FOREST --no-gc --config ./config.toml --save-token ./admin_token --rpc-address 127.0.0.1:3456 --metrics-address 127.0.0.1:5000 > forest.log &
+nohup $FOREST --no-gc --config ./config.toml --save-token ./admin_token --rpc-address 127.0.0.1:3456 --metrics-address 127.0.0.1:5000 > forest.log 2>&1 &
 FOREST_NODE_PID=$!
 
 sleep 30