diff --git a/process/accept-orders.py b/process/accept-orders.py
index 5a7124d43..7c22df8fc 100755
--- a/process/accept-orders.py
+++ b/process/accept-orders.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ hostname = socket.gethostname()
 orderbase = "orders.dir"
 sendmail = True
 # maximum number of reports per sender:
-maxfiles = 30
+maxfiles = 50
 # write headers to file?
 writeheaders = True
 # reject all html email?
diff --git a/process/orders-accept b/process/orders-accept
index dfadb3aea..b1e87eb1d 100755
--- a/process/orders-accept
+++ b/process/orders-accept
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ mkdir -p orders.dir
 cd orders.dir
 lockfile -r3 -l120 "$LOCKFILE"
 eval "$(python "$BIN/accept-orders.py" "$@")"
-rm -f "$LOCKFILE"
-filename=$(basename "$ACCEPT_FILE")
-email="$ACCEPT_MAIL"
-if [ -d "$ERESSEA/orders-php" ]
+if [ -e "$ACCEPT_FILE" ]
 then
-  php "$ERESSEA/orders-php/cli.php" insert "$filename" "$lang" "$email"
+	rm -f "$LOCKFILE"
+	filename=$(basename "$ACCEPT_FILE")
+	email="$ACCEPT_MAIL"
+	if [ -d "$ERESSEA/orders-php" ]
+	then
+	  php "$ERESSEA/orders-php/cli.php" insert "$filename" "$lang" "$email"
+	fi
 fi