diff --git a/roles/remoteit/tasks/install.yml b/roles/remoteit/tasks/install.yml
index 4e52bd586..4de54a116 100644
--- a/roles/remoteit/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/remoteit/tasks/install.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     state: directory
     path: /etc/remoteit
 
-- name: "'touch /etc/remoteit/registration' to block generation of claim code below, also speeding things up a bit"
+- name: "'touch /etc/remoteit/registration' (might contain a remoteit_license_key) to prevent generation of claim code below; also speeding things up a bit"
   file:
     state: touch
     path: /etc/remoteit/registration
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@
   when: is_linuxmint
 
 
-- name: "'rm /etc/remoteit/registration' (empty file used just above)"
-  file:
-    state: absent
-    path: /etc/remoteit/registration
-  ignore_errors: yes    # In case a future version of install_agent.sh deletes it for us
+# 2022-10-09: Let's keep the file (empty or not!)  If it exists with size zero
+# bytes, enable-or-disable.yml or /usr/bin/iiab-remoteit delete it later as nec.
+# - name: "'rm /etc/remoteit/registration' (empty file used just above)"
+#   file:
+#     state: absent
+#     path: /etc/remoteit/registration
+#   ignore_errors: yes    # In case a future version of install_agent.sh deletes it for us
 
 
 - name: Install /usr/bin/iiab-remoteit from template -- so IIAB operators can quickly enable remote.it AND generate a new remote.it claim code (in /etc/remoteit/config.json) -- optionally downloading + installing the very latest Device Package (like the 2 steps above)