diff --git a/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh b/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh
index cc3ef6f..ce2e4e0 100755
--- a/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh
+++ b/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 #set -o xtrace
 
+sudo service cron stop
+sudo service cron status
+
 # The name of the MK process that we will need to ensure is not running during the deployment
 PROCESS_NAME="mk" 
 
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ done
 # Check if source directory exists
 if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
   echo "Error: Source directory '$SOURCE_DIR' not found."
+  sudo service cron restart
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -80,17 +84,22 @@ fi
 # Clean the rollback folder
 echo "Clean the rollback folder"
 rm -rf $ROLLBACK_DIR/*
+num_files=$(find "$ROLLBACK_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f | wc -l)
+echo "Number of files after clean '$ROLLBACK_DIR': $num_files"
 echo ""
 
 # Backup current release
 echo "Backup the current release"
 cp -rv "$DEST_DIR"/* "$ROLLBACK_DIR"/
+num_files=$(find "$ROLLBACK_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f | wc -l)
+echo "Number of files after copy to backup '$ROLLBACK_DIR': $num_files"
 echo ""
 
 # Remove files
 echo "Clean the deployment folder"
 find "$DEST_DIR" -mindepth 1 -path "$DEST_DIR/logs" -prune -o -exec rm -rf {} +
-ls "$DEST_DIR"
+num_files=$(find "$DEST_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f | wc -l)
+echo "Number of files after clean '$DEST_DIR': $num_files"
 echo ""
 
 # Copy all files from source to destination
@@ -98,7 +107,14 @@ echo ""
 # The -r option is for recursive copy, useful if source_folder contains subdirectories
 echo "Deploy the release candidate"
 cp -rv "$SOURCE_DIR"/* "$DEST_DIR"/
+num_files=$(find "$DEST_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f | wc -l)
+echo "Number of files after deployment '$DEST_DIR': $num_files"
 echo ""
 
 echo "Files copied from '$SOURCE_DIR' to '$DEST_DIR'."
 
+sudo service cron restart
+sudo service cron status
+
+echo "Done."
+