1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/Startup.c b/src/Startup.c
index 4f70c4c..75890fe 100644
--- a/src/Startup.c
+++ b/src/Startup.c
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ CCTK_INT IOUtil_TruncateOutputFiles (const CCTK_POINTER_TO_CONST GH)
     return (-1);
   }
 
-  return (! myGH->recovered || truncate_files_after_recovering);
+  return (truncate_files ||
+          truncate_files_after_recovering ||
+          ! myGH->recovered);
 }