diff --git a/e2etestrunner.js b/e2etestrunner.js
index 38a5388..0975370 100755
--- a/e2etestrunner.js
+++ b/e2etestrunner.js
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 require('supererror')({ splatchError: true });
 
-var async = require('async'),
-    debug = require('debug')('e2e:runner'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
-    path = require('path'),
+var debug = require('debug')('e2e:runner'),
     shell = require('./shell.js'),
     semver = require('semver'),
     mailer = require('./mailer.js'),
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 // override debug.log to print only as console.log
 debug.log = console.log.bind(console);
 
-var gLatestETag = null; // this allows us to rerun tests by restarting this process. and also for every appstore push
+var gLastModified = null; // do not use etag since it only hashes body. touching file to rerun tests is nice
 var gLatestBoxVersion  = null; // for sending mail
 
 function start() {
@@ -32,8 +29,8 @@ function runTestsIfNeeded(callback) {
     getLatestBoxVersion(function (error, latestETag, latestBoxVersion, lastModified) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
-        if (latestETag === gLatestETag) {
-            debug('Box version has not changed. etag %s', gLatestETag);
+        if (lastModified === gLastModified) {
+            debug('Box version has not changed. etag:%s lm:%s', latestETag, lastModified);
             return callback();
         }
 
@@ -46,8 +43,8 @@ function runTestsIfNeeded(callback) {
         }
 
         runTests(latestETag, latestBoxVersion, function (error) {
-            debug('Finished running tests for etag %s: %s', latestETag, error);
-            gLatestETag = latestETag;
+            debug('Finished running tests for etag %s / lm %s: %s', latestETag, lastModified, error);
+            gLastModified = lastModified;
             gLatestBoxVersion = latestBoxVersion;
             callback(error);
         });