diff --git a/web_cmd.sh b/web_cmd.sh
index 37a6873..9747a1c 100755
--- a/web_cmd.sh
+++ b/web_cmd.sh
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ main() {
         cmd="${1}"
 
         cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
-        flock=".web_command_lock"
-        if [ -f "${flock}" ]; then
-                content="$(cat "${flock}")"
-                echo "web command already requested: ${content}"
+        flagf=".web_command_lock"
+        if [ -f "${flagf}" ]; then
+                content="$(cat "${flagf}")"
+                printf "web command already requested:\n %s\n" "${content}"
         else
-                touch "${flock}"
+                printf "%s" "${cmd}" > "${flagf}"
                 deployment="${deployment:-prod}"
-                echo "requested ${cmd}"
+                printf "requested command:\n  %s\n" "${cmd}"
                 ${cmd} &
         fi
-        rm "${flock}"
+        rm "${flagf}"
 
 }