diff --git a/rebalance-new-cluster.sh b/rebalance-new-cluster.sh
index 17bef2ad56..ccd362a06e 100755
--- a/rebalance-new-cluster.sh
+++ b/rebalance-new-cluster.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-# This script generates a final cluster.xml for spinning up a new cluster.
+# This script generates a final-cluster.xml for spinning up a new cluster.
 # Argument = -v vold_home -c current_cluster -s current_stores -o output dir
-# The final cluster is placed in output_dir/step3
+# The final cluster is placed in output_dir/
 
 # This script uses getopts which means only single character switches are allowed.
 # Using getopt would allow for multi charcter switch names but would come at a
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EOF
 exit 1
 }
 
-# initiliaze varibles to an empty string
+# initialize  varibles to an empty string
 vold_home=""
 current_cluster=""
 current_stores=""
@@ -146,3 +146,6 @@ $vold_home/bin/run-class.sh voldemort.tools.RepartitionerCLI \
                             --attempts 4 \
                             --output-dir $output_dir/step3/ \
 
+echo "[rebalance-new-cluster] Placing final-cluster.xml in '$output_dir'"
+cp $output_dir/step3/final-cluster.xml $output_dir/final-cluster.xml
+
diff --git a/rebalance-zone-expansion.sh b/rebalance-zone-expansion.sh
index f37f4775ad..de9d62b2b3 100755
--- a/rebalance-zone-expansion.sh
+++ b/rebalance-zone-expansion.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 # Using getopt would allow for multi charcter switch names but would come at a 
 # cost of not being cross compatibility.
 
-# This script generates a cluster.xml and a plan for the zone expansion
+# This script generates a cluster.xml and a plan for the zone expansion.
+# The final cluster is placed in output_dir/
 # Argument = -v vold_home -c current_cluster -s current_stores -i interim_cluster -f final_stores
 #            -o output dir
 
@@ -172,4 +173,6 @@ $vold_home/bin/run-class.sh voldemort.tools.RebalancePlanCLI \
                              --final-stores $final_stores \
                              --output-dir $output_dir/step3/ | tee $output_dir/step3/plan.txt
                              
+echo "[rebalance-new-cluster] Placing final-cluster.xml in '$output_dir'"
+cp $output_dir/step3/final-cluster.xml $output_dir/final-cluster.xml
                              
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