diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 4ca9caf..ba1933c 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 ## 1.0.2
 
-#30 - thanks to smattterchew ability to change sshd config file to use dropin file instead.
+thanks to @smatterchew
+#30 ability to change sshd config file to use dropin file instead.
+
+thanks to @I-am-MoS
+#34 create user.cfg if not present
 Aligned benchmark audit version with remediate release
 
 ## 1.0.1
diff --git a/tasks/section_1/cis_1.4.x.yml b/tasks/section_1/cis_1.4.x.yml
index f2dcaee..7f0e71a 100644
--- a/tasks/section_1/cis_1.4.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_1/cis_1.4.x.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
             owner: root
             group: root
             mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+            state: touch
+            modification_time: preserve
+            acess_time: preserve
         loop:
             - { path: 'grub.cfg', mode: '0700' }
             - { path: 'grubenv', mode: '0600' }