diff --git a/notifications.c b/notifications.c
index b6e580d..e95d75f 100644
--- a/notifications.c
+++ b/notifications.c
@@ -386,14 +386,13 @@ void load_json_custom_notify_file(struct cwmp *cwmp)
 	struct blob_buf bbuf;
 	struct blob_attr *cur;
 	struct blob_attr *custom_notify_list = NULL;
-	int rem;
+	int rem, fd;
 
 	if (cwmp->conf.json_custom_notify_file == NULL || !file_exists(cwmp->conf.json_custom_notify_file))
 		return;
 
-	if (!file_exists("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify"))
+	if (file_exists("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify"))
 		return;
-	remove("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify");
 
 	memset(&bbuf, 0, sizeof(struct blob_buf));
 	blob_buf_init(&bbuf, 0);
@@ -401,19 +400,23 @@ void load_json_custom_notify_file(struct cwmp *cwmp)
 	if (blobmsg_add_json_from_file(&bbuf, cwmp->conf.json_custom_notify_file) == false) {
 		CWMP_LOG(WARNING, "The file %s is not a valid JSON file", cwmp->conf.json_custom_notify_file);
 		blob_buf_free(&bbuf);
+		creat("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	const struct blobmsg_policy p_notif[1] = { { "custom_notification", BLOBMSG_TYPE_ARRAY } };
 	struct blob_attr *tb_notif[1] = { NULL};
 	blobmsg_parse(p_notif, 1, tb_notif, blobmsg_data(bbuf.head), blobmsg_len(bbuf.head));
-	if (!tb_notif[0])
+	if (!tb_notif[0]) {
+		creat("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 		return;
+	}
 	custom_notify_list = tb_notif[0];
 
 	if (custom_notify_list == NULL) {
 		CWMP_LOG(WARNING, "The JSON file %s doesn't contain a notify parameters list", cwmp->conf.json_custom_notify_file);
 		blob_buf_free(&bbuf);
+		creat("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 		return;
 	}
 	const struct blobmsg_policy p[2] = { { "parameter", BLOBMSG_TYPE_STRING }, { "notify_type", BLOBMSG_TYPE_STRING } };
@@ -440,6 +443,7 @@ void load_json_custom_notify_file(struct cwmp *cwmp)
 		}
 	}
 	blob_buf_free(&bbuf);
+	creat("/etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/test/script/verify_custom_notifications.sh b/test/script/verify_custom_notifications.sh
index aaf11ec..f625c3e 100755
--- a/test/script/verify_custom_notifications.sh
+++ b/test/script/verify_custom_notifications.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ uci commit cwmp
 exec_cmd uci set cwmp.cpe.json_custom_notify_file="/etc/icwmpd/custom_notification_valid.json"
 uci commit cwmp
 
-touch /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
-
 supervisorctl start icwmpd
 sleep 5
 
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ if [[ $notif2 != *"Device.WiFi.SSID.1.SSID"* ]]; then
 fi
 
 supervisorctl stop icwmpd
+rm /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
 
 echo "PASS test valid custom notification json file"
 
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ uci commit cwmp
 exec_cmd uci set cwmp.cpe.json_custom_notify_file="/etc/icwmpd/custom_notification_invalid_json.json"
 uci commit cwmp
 
-touch /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
-
 supervisorctl start icwmpd
 sleep 5
 
@@ -75,6 +72,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "PASS test custom notification invalid json file"
 supervisorctl stop icwmpd
+rm /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
 
 #
 # Test custom notification json file containing forced active notification
@@ -86,8 +84,6 @@ uci commit cwmp
 exec_cmd uci set cwmp.cpe.json_custom_notify_file="/etc/icwmpd/custom_notification_forced.json"
 uci commit cwmp
 
-touch /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
-
 supervisorctl start icwmpd
 sleep 5
 
@@ -110,6 +106,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "PASS test custom notification json file containing forced active notification"
 supervisorctl stop icwmpd
+rm /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
 
 #
 # Test custom notification json file containing invalid parameter path
@@ -121,8 +118,6 @@ uci commit cwmp
 exec_cmd uci set cwmp.cpe.json_custom_notify_file="/etc/icwmpd/custom_notification_invalid_parameter.json"
 uci commit cwmp
 
-touch /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
-
 supervisorctl start icwmpd
 sleep 5
 
@@ -145,5 +140,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "PASS test custom notification json file containing invalid parameter path"
 supervisorctl stop icwmpd
+rm /etc/icwmpd/.icwmpd_notify
 
 echo "PASS: $TEST_NAME"
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