diff --git a/include/version.hpp b/include/version.hpp
index 28c134f..4e79690 100644
--- a/include/version.hpp
+++ b/include/version.hpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-static const char *VERSION = "7";
+static const char *VERSION = "8";
diff --git a/src/generator.cpp b/src/generator.cpp
index 3681a0f..2ea79c9 100644
--- a/src/generator.cpp
+++ b/src/generator.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static bool _recreate_file_(const std::filesystem::path& outpath, uint64_t file_
     }
 
     if (needs_write) {
+        bool existed = fs::exists(outpath);
+        
         fs::create_directories(outpath.parent_path());
         std::ofstream out(outpath, std::ios::binary);
         out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(filedata), filedata_len);
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ static bool _recreate_file_(const std::filesystem::path& outpath, uint64_t file_
         // Set the file permissions
         fs::permissions(outpath, file_perms);
         
-        if (!fs::exists(outpath)) {
+        if (!existed) {
             std::cout << "[dehydrate] " << outpath.filename() << ": created\n";
         } else {
             std::cout << "[dehydrate] " << outpath.filename() << ": updated (hash changed)\n";
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 2be30a0..e9f6208 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $TEST_DIR/testexe
 
 # third time just two files changed
 echo "----------------------------------------"
-echo "Should be two changes: generator.cpp and hash.cpp"
+echo "Should see: hash.cpp - updated, and generator.cpp - created."
 rm $TEST_DIR/temp/generator.cpp
 echo "whee!" >> $TEST_DIR/temp/hash.cpp