diff --git a/couplage/MAR_n5 b/couplage/MAR_n5
index ea75567dc486fc9c0e1e21d8e267891954ae5bc0..710feb6e15146ad26d438c75704eb54a825bd8ff 100644
--- a/couplage/MAR_n5
+++ b/couplage/MAR_n5
@@ -1565,6 +1565,34 @@ BCH "fi"
 
 echo "job command file < backup: MARsim.DAT"
 
+
+#                                                                               
+# Backup: MAR output files                                                      
+#---------------------------------------
+
+BCH
+BCH "#"
+BCH "# CARAIB backup"
+BCH "# ------------------------"
+
+echo "Back up the caraib files"
+
+#Back up of the results in .nc
+BCH "  for fil in \`ls *CAR*.nc\` ; do"
+BCH "    smput  \"\${WRKdir}\"  \"\$fil\"  \"$STKcar\""
+BCH "  done"
+BCH
+#Back up of the results in .res
+BCH "for fil in CARAIB_couplage/results/Belgium/*${yr}*; do"
+BCH "  filename=\$(basename \"\$fil\")"
+BCH "  smput \"\${WRKdir}/CARAIB_couplage/results/Belgium/\" \"\$filename\" \"$STKcar\""
+BCH "done"
+BCH
+BCH " mv -f MARglf.nc CARAIB_couplage/ "
+BCH
+BCH " tar -czf  CARAIB_couplage.tar.gz CARAIB_couplage "
+BCH " smput \"\${WRKdir}/\" \"CARAIB_couplage.tar.gz\" \"$CARfil\""
+
 #                                                                               
 # Launch of the next period                                                  
 #---------------------------------------
@@ -1611,33 +1639,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "job command file < launch of the next period"
 
-#                                                                               
-# Backup: MAR output files                                                      
-#---------------------------------------
-
-BCH
-BCH "#"
-BCH "# CARAIB backup"
-BCH "# ------------------------"
-
-echo "Back up the caraib files"
-
-#Back up of the results in .nc
-BCH "  for fil in \`ls *CAR*.nc\` ; do"
-BCH "    smput  \"\${WRKdir}\"  \"\$fil\"  \"$STKcar\""
-BCH "  done"
-BCH
-#Back up of the results in .res
-BCH "for fil in CARAIB_couplage/results/Belgium/*${yr}*; do"
-BCH "  filename=\$(basename \"\$fil\")"
-BCH "  smput \"\${WRKdir}/CARAIB_couplage/results/Belgium/\" \"\$filename\" \"$STKcar\""
-BCH "done"
-BCH
-BCH " mv -f MARglf.nc CARAIB_couplage/ "
-BCH
-BCH " tar -czf  CARAIB_couplage.tar.gz CARAIB_couplage "
-BCH " smput \"\${WRKdir}/\" \"CARAIB_couplage.tar.gz\" \"$CARfil\""
-
 
 BCHt   "Backup: MAR output files"
 
@@ -1659,6 +1660,8 @@ type_list="MAR ICE ONE ICS"
 [ ${ICE_out} == "y" ] && [ ${ONE_out} == "y" ] && [ ${MAR_out} == "n" ] && type_list="ICE ONE" && BCH "rm -f \${WRKdir}/MAR.*.nc"
 [ ${ICE_out} == "y" ] && [ ${ONE_out} == "n" ] && [ ${MAR_out} == "n" ] && type_list="ICE"     && BCH "rm -f \${WRKdir}/MAR.*.nc" && BCH "rm -f \${WRKdir}/ONE.*.nc"
 [ ${ICE_out} == "y" ] && [ ${ICS_out} == "y" ] && type_list="ICE ICS"
+BCH "rm -f \${WRKdir}/CAR.*.nc"
+
 
 for type in $type_list ; do
 MARout=${type}.$runnam.$yr.$tmo.${td1}-$td2${version}.nc