diff --git a/plugins/ps/functions b/plugins/ps/functions
index 9664e875d..0feb92bd8 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/functions
@@ -4,27 +4,25 @@ source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
 
 generate_scale_file() {
   local APP="$1"; local DOKKU_SCALE_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE"
+  copy_from_image "$APP" "/app/DOKKU_SCALE" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" || dokku_log_info1_quiet "DOKKU_SCALE not found in app image"
   if [[ ! -f $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE ]]; then
-    copy_from_image "$APP" "/app/DOKKU_SCALE" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" || dokku_log_info1_quiet "DOKKU_SCALE not found in app image"
-    if [[ ! -f $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE ]]; then
-      local TMP_WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d DOKKU_SCALE.XXXXX)
-      trap 'rm -rf $TMP_WORK_DIR' EXIT
+    local TMP_WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d DOKKU_SCALE.XXXXX)
+    trap 'rm -rf $TMP_WORK_DIR' EXIT
 
-      copy_from_image "$APP" /app/Procfile $TMP_WORK_DIR || true
-      if [[ -f $TMP_WORK_DIR/Procfile ]];then
-        local PROCFILE="$TMP_WORK_DIR/Procfile"
-        while read line || [ -n "$line" ]
-        do
-          local PROC_NAME=${line%%:*}
-          echo "$PROC_NAME=1" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
-        done < "$PROCFILE"
-      else
-        echo "default=1" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
-      fi
-
-      dokku_log_info1_quiet "New DOKKU_SCALE file generated"
-      dokku_log_info1_quiet "$(< $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE)"
+    copy_from_image "$APP" /app/Procfile $TMP_WORK_DIR || true
+    if [[ -f $TMP_WORK_DIR/Procfile ]];then
+      local PROCFILE="$TMP_WORK_DIR/Procfile"
+      while read line || [ -n "$line" ]
+      do
+        local PROC_NAME=${line%%:*}
+        echo "$PROC_NAME=1" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
+      done < "$PROCFILE"
+    else
+      echo "default=1" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
     fi
+
+    dokku_log_info1_quiet "New DOKKU_SCALE file generated"
+    dokku_log_info1_quiet "$(< $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE)"
   fi
 }