diff --git a/scripts/lcov_combine.sh b/scripts/lcov_combine.sh
index 74759649..e16e9bdc 100644
--- a/scripts/lcov_combine.sh
+++ b/scripts/lcov_combine.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ then
     echo "lcov could not be found, please install it first."
     exit
 fi
- 
+
+touch tmpfile
 
 array=()
 while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do
diff --git a/tmpfile b/tmpfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..719370d6
Binary files /dev/null and b/tmpfile differ