diff --git a/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py b/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py
index a75114b17..6503bc948 100644
--- a/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py
+++ b/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py
@@ -192,21 +192,24 @@ def generate_each_task_actions(taskname):
 
     if args.remove_run_dir:
         remove_run_dir()
-    else:
-      # Create run directory for current task run ./runxxx
-      run_dirs = [int(os.path.basename(x)[-3:]) for x in glob.glob('run*[0-9]')]
-      curr_run_dir = "run%03d" % (max(run_dirs+[0, ])+1)
-      try:
-          os.mkdir(curr_run_dir)
-          if os.path.islink('latest') or os.path.exists('latest'):
-              os.remove("latest")
-          os.symlink(curr_run_dir, "latest")
-          logger.info('Created "%s" directory for current task run' %
-                      curr_run_dir)
-      except:
-          logger.exception("")
-          logger.error("Failed to create new run directory in task directory")
-      os.chdir(curr_run_dir)
+        flow_run_cmd_list = []
+        GeneralSection = []
+        return flow_run_cmd_list,GeneralSection
+
+    # Create run directory for current task run ./runxxx
+    run_dirs = [int(os.path.basename(x)[-3:]) for x in glob.glob('run*[0-9]')]
+    curr_run_dir = "run%03d" % (max(run_dirs+[0, ])+1)
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(curr_run_dir)
+        if os.path.islink('latest') or os.path.exists('latest'):
+            os.remove("latest")
+        os.symlink(curr_run_dir, "latest")
+        logger.info('Created "%s" directory for current task run' %
+                    curr_run_dir)
+    except:
+        logger.exception("")
+        logger.error("Failed to create new run directory in task directory")
+    os.chdir(curr_run_dir)
 
     # Read task configuration file and check consistency
     task_conf = ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True,