diff --git a/LandscapeStratificationMetric.py b/LandscapeStratificationMetric.py
index 51cea514e8a5a6598e02d23ba170bf258d8cffe6..491920189831ec1768ce9cb8c646aee0290b2658 100644
--- a/LandscapeStratificationMetric.py
+++ b/LandscapeStratificationMetric.py
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ class LandscapeStratification(QgsProcessingAlgorithm):
             BMX_parameters = {'il': [maskc, vald], 'exp':'im1b1*im2b1', 'out':mask, 'outputpixeltype':0, 'outcontext':os.path.join(output_folder,"outcontext.txt")}
             processing.run("otb:BandMathX", BMX_parameters, context=context, feedback=feedback)
             os.remove(os.path.join(output_folder,"outcontext.txt"))
-            os.remove(maskc)
-            os.remove(vald)
+            #os.remove(maskc)
+            #os.remove(vald)
         else:
             mask = os.path.join(tmp_folder, prefix + "mask.tif")
             ND_app_parameters = {"in": TS_file, "out": mask, "mode": "buildmask", 'mode.apply.mask': TS_file,