diff --git a/append_to_file.sh b/append_to_file.sh
index fab3c6d..d27d702 100755
--- a/append_to_file.sh
+++ b/append_to_file.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+truncate -s 0 $1
 mv $1 $1.last
 tail -999 $1.last > $1.last_1000
 cat $2 >> $1.last_1000
-mv $1.last_1000 $2
\ No newline at end of file
+mv $1.last_1000 $2