diff --git a/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/fix_files.rs b/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/fix_files.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92b7c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/fix_files.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::Write;
+
+pub fn fix_files_in_gtfs_directory(path: &str) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    //read stop file
+    let stops = format!("{}/stops.txt", path);
+
+    let mut f = File::open(&stops)?;
+
+    let mut buffer: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+
+    let read = f.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
+
+    let stops_string = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer);
+
+    //write stops string back
+
+    let mut f = File::create(&stops)?;
+
+    f.write_all(stops_string.as_bytes())?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/mod.rs b/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/mod.rs
index d80797c..5a7fc64 100644
--- a/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/maple/gtfs_handlers/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod colour_correction;
 pub mod convex_hull;
+pub mod fix_files;
 pub mod flatten;
 pub mod hull_from_gtfs;
 pub mod rename_route_labels;
diff --git a/src/maple/main.rs b/src/maple/main.rs
index c4c2c9a..d90bfbd 100644
--- a/src/maple/main.rs
+++ b/src/maple/main.rs
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@ async fn run_ingest() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + std::marker::Send + Sync>> {
                             rc_feed,
                         );
 
+                        let fix_stops_file = gtfs_handlers::fix_files::fix_files_in_gtfs_directory(
+                            format!(
+                                "{}/{}",
+                                gtfs_uncompressed_temp_storage, to_ingest_feed.feed_id
+                            )
+                            .as_str(),
+                        );
+
                         (to_ingest_feed.feed_id.clone(), flatten_feed_result.is_ok())
                     }
                 }))