diff --git a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.cpp b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.cpp
index 31cc7451..d27aac1a 100644
--- a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.cpp
+++ b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.cpp
@@ -137,10 +137,13 @@ void pFlow::timeControl::checkForOutputToFile()
 		{
 			lastSaved_ = currentTime_;
 			save = true;
-		}	
+		}
+		
 	}
 
 	outputToFile_ = save;
+
+
 }
 
 bool pFlow::timeControl::timersReportTime()const
diff --git a/src/phasicFlow/repository/systemControl/systemControl.cpp b/src/phasicFlow/repository/systemControl/systemControl.cpp
index 50715ea0..4cd60260 100644
--- a/src/phasicFlow/repository/systemControl/systemControl.cpp
+++ b/src/phasicFlow/repository/systemControl/systemControl.cpp
@@ -235,11 +235,9 @@ pFlow::systemControl::systemControl(
 bool pFlow::systemControl::operator ++(int)
 {
 
-	// skip writing to file for the first iteration
-	//output<< "time()++"<<endl;
-	auto finished = time()++;
+	auto toContinue = time()++;
 
-	if(!finished)
+	if(toContinue)
 	{
 		writeToFileTimer_.start();
 		//if(time().currentIter() != 0 )
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@ bool pFlow::systemControl::operator ++(int)
 		timers_.write(output, true);
 	}
 	
-	return finished;
+	return toContinue;
 }