diff --git a/npcoin b/npcoin
index 31dd4f4..72588d0 100755
--- a/npcoin
+++ b/npcoin
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ else
     /bin/echo "Sorry, './tcoin/program_accounting/${@^}/_MESSAGES.txt' already exists."
     exit 1
   else
-    /bin/echo "0" > "./tcoin/program_accounting/${@^}/_MESSAGES.txt"
+    /bin/echo "" > "./tcoin/program_accounting/${@^}/_MESSAGES.txt"
     /bin/chmod 600 "./tcoin/program_accounting/${@^}/_MESSAGES.txt"
   fi
 fi