diff --git a/xymon/plugins/client/ext/smart b/xymon/plugins/client/ext/smart
index 0db51a4..35f4a8b 100755
--- a/xymon/plugins/client/ext/smart
+++ b/xymon/plugins/client/ext/smart
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ is_disk_support_smart() {
 
 	[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : is_disk_support_smart func − check if SMART is supported on : ${_disk}."
 
-	if test -f "${_smarctl_support_result}"; then rm -f -- "${_smarctl_support_result}"; fi
+	## Create or empty previous file
+	true > "${_smarctl_support_result}"
 
 	## Grep only "support" lines from disk's informations
-	smartctl -d "${_type}" -i -- "${_disk}" | grep -E "^SMART support is:" -- > "${_smarctl_support_result}"
+	smartctl -d "${_type}" -i -- "${_disk}" | grep -E "^SMART support is:" -- >> "${_smarctl_support_result}"
 
 	## If the file is not empty
 	if test -s "${_smarctl_support_result}"; then
@@ -80,11 +81,13 @@ choose_correct_type() {
 }
 ## }}}
 
-if test -f /tmp/dres; then rm -f -- /tmp/dres; fi
-if test -f /tmp/dscan; then rm -f -- /tmp/dscan; fi
+# Create or empty previous files
+true > /tmp/dres
+true > /tmp/dcheck
+true > /tmp/dscan
 
 # Get the list of all available devices
-smartctl --scan > /tmp/dscan
+smartctl --scan >> /tmp/dscan
 
 # TODO: Test if the file is not empty
 if test -s /tmp/dscan; then
@@ -135,11 +138,11 @@ if test -s /tmp/dscan; then
 			echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
 			echo ""
 			echo ""
-		} >>/tmp/dres
-	done < /tmp/dscan > /tmp/dcheck
+		} >> /tmp/dres
+	done < /tmp/dscan >> /tmp/dcheck
 
 else
-	echo "1&red Error while scanning devices with smartctl" > /tmp/dcheck
+	echo "1&red Error while scanning devices with smartctl" >> /tmp/dcheck
 fi
 
 # Set the global color according to the highest alert