diff --git a/.drone.star b/.drone.star
index 1c65066..e242d9c 100644
--- a/.drone.star
+++ b/.drone.star
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ def printSecrets(env):
       "username": fromSecret("ssh-user"),
       "password": fromSecret("ssh-password"),
       "script": [
-        "echo date",
+        "date",
         "echo SSH_HOST=$SSH_HOST > env-stack",        
         "echo SSH_PORT=$SSH_PORT >> env-stack",
         "echo LOCAL_DOCKER_REGISTRY=$LOCAL_DOCKER_REGISTRY >> env-stack",
-        "echo date",
-        "echo date >> env-stack",
+        "date",
+        "date >> env-stack",
         
       ]
     }
diff --git a/thedate b/thedate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc28f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thedate
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fri 24 Apr 2020 12:59:50 PM BST