diff --git a/src/touches.py b/src/touches.py
index 58c1c2b..4250e38 100644
--- a/src/touches.py
+++ b/src/touches.py
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ def create():
   if out != []:
     out = map(lambda x: "%s\n"%(x),out)
   else:
-    out = """
-    subroutine irpf90_dummy_touch()
-    end
-    """.splitlines()
+    out = ["subroutine irpf90_dummy_touch()\n", "end\n"]
   if not same_file(FILENAME,out):
     file = open(FILENAME,'w')
     file.writelines(out)
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index 11ff4d0..a4ec02e 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.1.70"
+version = "1.1.71"