diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ef9005b6b..77a43d2b22 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -99,4 +99,10 @@ ENV/
 .spyderproject
 
 # Rope project settings
-.ropeproject
\ No newline at end of file
+.ropeproject
+
+# test storage for simulations
+environment/frontend_server/storage/test*
+
+# vscode
+.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/environment/frontend_server/storage/base_the_ville_isabella_maria_klaus/movement/.keepme b/environment/frontend_server/storage/base_the_ville_isabella_maria_klaus/movement/.keepme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a60141c49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment/frontend_server/storage/base_the_ville_isabella_maria_klaus/movement/.keepme
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"" 
diff --git a/environment/frontend_server/storage/base_the_ville_n25/movement/.keepme b/environment/frontend_server/storage/base_the_ville_n25/movement/.keepme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/environment/frontend_server/templates/base.html b/environment/frontend_server/templates/base.html
index 3e1dc6b33a..443fbbeee9 100644
--- a/environment/frontend_server/templates/base.html
+++ b/environment/frontend_server/templates/base.html
@@ -20,18 +20,19 @@
 	{% endblock content %}
 
 	<!-- Latest compiled and minified JavaScript -->
-	<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@3.4.1/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-aJ21OjlMXNL5UyIl/XNwTMqvzeRMZH2w8c5cRVpzpU8Y5bApTppSuUkhZXN0VxHd" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-	<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+
+  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@3.4.1/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-aJ21OjlMXNL5UyIl/XNwTMqvzeRMZH2w8c5cRVpzpU8Y5bApTppSuUkhZXN0VxHd" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 
 	{% block js_content %}
 	{% endblock js_content %}
 
-	<script type="text/javascript" id="clustrmaps" src="//clustrmaps.com/map_v2.js?d=Xha1v8a6ENHDAgZ2dJoH85LCl6H1VwpYfgwfbgau8r4&cl=ffffff&w=a"></script>
-	<style type="text/css">
-		#clustrmaps-widget-v2 {
-			display: none !important
-		}
-	</style>
+	<!-- <script type="text/javascript" id="clustrmaps" src="//clustrmaps.com/map_v2.js?d=Xha1v8a6ENHDAgZ2dJoH85LCl6H1VwpYfgwfbgau8r4&cl=ffffff&w=a"></script> -->
+	<!-- <style type="text/css"> -->
+	<!-- 	#clustrmaps-widget-v2 { -->
+	<!-- 		display: none !important -->
+	<!-- 	} -->
+	<!-- </style> -->
 </body>
 </html>
 
diff --git a/environment/frontend_server/translator/views.py b/environment/frontend_server/translator/views.py
index 20b8a29bba..42623cd4fe 100644
--- a/environment/frontend_server/translator/views.py
+++ b/environment/frontend_server/translator/views.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ def home(request):
   f_curr_sim_code = "temp_storage/curr_sim_code.json"
   f_curr_step = "temp_storage/curr_step.json"
 
-  if not check_if_file_exists(f_curr_step): 
+  if not check_if_file_exists(f_curr_step):
+    print(f"{f_curr_step} not found, {os.getcwd()}")
     context = {}
     template = "home/error_start_backend.html"
     return render(request, template, context)
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ def home(request):
   with open(f_curr_step) as json_file:  
     step = json.load(json_file)["step"]
 
-  os.remove(f_curr_step)
 
   persona_names = []
   persona_names_set = set()