diff --git a/cmd/installer/templates/interlink-install.sh b/cmd/installer/templates/interlink-install.sh
index 994eeb3a..5298529e 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/templates/interlink-install.sh
+++ b/cmd/installer/templates/interlink-install.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ start() {
       echo $! > $HOME/.interlink/oauth2-proxy.pid
       ;;
     github)
-      touch  $HOME/.interlink/interlink.sock
       $HOME/.interlink/bin/oauth2-proxy \
           --client-id {{.OAUTH.ClientID}} \
           --client-secret {{.OAUTH.ClientSecret}} \