diff --git a/app/classes/gcp.py b/app/classes/gcp.py
index c133c77f..fe1df73d 100644
--- a/app/classes/gcp.py
+++ b/app/classes/gcp.py
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ class GCPFile:
         :param image_ratios dictionary with "imagename" --> "resize_ratio" values
         :return path to new GCP file
         """
-        if os.path.exists(gcp_file_output):
-            os.remove(gcp_file_output)
-
         output = [self.raw_srs]
 
         for entry in self.iter_entries():
diff --git a/app/models/task.py b/app/models/task.py
index 3e911da0..8d0d04cf 100644
--- a/app/models/task.py
+++ b/app/models/task.py
@@ -897,7 +897,9 @@ class Task(models.Model):
 
         try:
             gcpFile = GCPFile(gcp_path)
-            return gcpFile.create_resized_copy(gcp_path, image_ratios)
+            gcpFile.create_resized_copy(gcp_path, image_ratios)
+            logger.info("Resized GCP file {}".format(gcp_path))
+            return gcp_path
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Could not resize GCP file {}: {}".format(gcp_path, str(e)))
 
diff --git a/app/tests/test_api_task.py b/app/tests/test_api_task.py
index 934e2e63..14beb625 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_api_task.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_api_task.py
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ class TestApiTask(BootTransactionTestCase):
             worker.tasks.process_pending_tasks()
 
             task = Task.objects.get(pk=res.data['id'])
-            self.assertTrue(task.status == status_codes.COMPLETED)
+            self.assertEqual(task.status, status_codes.COMPLETED)
 
             # Orthophoto files/directories should be missing
             self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(task.assets_path("odm_orthophoto", "odm_orthophoto.tif")))