diff --git a/index_news.sh b/index_news.sh
index 2abcd682..6b8f95a6 100755
--- a/index_news.sh
+++ b/index_news.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ for forum in $(find $Rep_News -type d -mindepth 1 -printf '%P \n') ; do
       done
     else # si le dernier message avant le dernier id-xage est annule ou modere :
          # on est bourrin : on re-indexe l'ensemble
+      $(echo -n > $id)
       for article in $(find $Rep_News$forum -type f -maxdepth 1 -printf '%P \n') ; do
         mid=$(grep "Message-ID: " $Rep_News$forum/$article | awk '{print $2}')
         $(echo $article $mid >> $id )