diff --git a/utils/utils.py b/utils/utils.py
index b08744d8..a19e594e 100755
--- a/utils/utils.py
+++ b/utils/utils.py
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def print_mutation(hyp, results, bucket=''):
     print('\n%s\n%s\nEvolved fitness: %s\n' % (a, b, c))
 
     if bucket:
-        os.system('rm evolve.txt && gsutil cp gs://%s/evolve.txt .' % bucket)  # download evolve.txt
+        os.system('gsutil cp gs://%s/evolve.txt .' % bucket)  # download evolve.txt
 
     with open('evolve.txt', 'a') as f:  # append result
         f.write(c + b + '\n')