diff --git a/publish-core/deb_base/postinst.template b/publish-core/deb_base/postinst.template
index d42c3d919f..6935a7627d 100644
--- a/publish-core/deb_base/postinst.template
+++ b/publish-core/deb_base/postinst.template
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ initialize_service "mycroft-messagebus"
 initialize_service "mycroft-skills"
 initialize_service "mycroft-speech-client"
 
-
-
 start_service "mycroft-messagebus"
 start_service "mycroft-skills"
 start_service "mycroft-speech-client"
diff --git a/publish-core/publish.sh b/publish-core/publish.sh
index 8ddf19b01f..d545c2d9b5 100755
--- a/publish-core/publish.sh
+++ b/publish-core/publish.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ chmod 0755 ${POSTINST_FILE}
 echo "Creating debian prerm file"
 PRERM_FILE=${DEB_DIR}/DEBIAN/prerm
 cp ${TOP}/publish-core/deb_base/prerm.template ${PRERM_FILE}
-#replace ${PRERM_FILE} "%%INSTALL_USER%%" "mycroft"
+replace ${PRERM_FILE} "%%INSTALL_USER%%" "mycroft"
 chmod 0755 ${PRERM_FILE}
 
 echo "Creating debian postrm file"