diff --git a/certbotd.sh b/certbotd.sh
index 25dbf44..2ffac70 100755
--- a/certbotd.sh
+++ b/certbotd.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ domain_configured() {
 
 remove_certificate() {
   rm -rf "/etc/letsencrypt/renewal/${1}.conf" "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${1}" "/etc/letsencrypt/archive/${1}"
+  touch "${updated}"
 }
 
 if test -z "${NODES}" && test -z "${SINGLE_NODE}"; then