diff --git a/mariner/cleanup.go b/mariner/cleanup.go
index b1ec0b0b..4de97a7b 100644
--- a/mariner/cleanup.go
+++ b/mariner/cleanup.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // collect all paths to not delete during basic file cleanup
+// # fixme - doesn't collect secondaryFiles, or scatter output (?)
+// # something about this is broken and needs to be tested and fixed
 func (engine *K8sEngine) collectKeepFiles() {
 	engine.infof("begin collect paths to keep")
 	engine.KeepFiles = make(map[string]bool)
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ func (engine *K8sEngine) collectKeepFiles() {
 // i.e., delete all paths under the workflow run working dir
 // ----- which are not paths associated with a main workflow output param
 // called after main workflow finishes running
+// # fixme - deletes files that shouldn't be deleted
+// # in particular, secondaryFiles and output of scatter tasks
+// # something about this function is broken and needs to be tested and fixed
 func (engine *K8sEngine) basicCleanup() {
 	engine.infof("begin intermediate file cleanup")
 
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ func (engine *K8sEngine) basicCleanup() {
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
-	engine.infof("end intermediate file cleanupf")
+	engine.infof("end intermediate file cleanup")
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/mariner/engine.go b/mariner/engine.go
index b24ee8bc..ac3434f7 100644
--- a/mariner/engine.go
+++ b/mariner/engine.go
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ func Engine(runID string) (err error) {
 	if err = engine.runWorkflow(); err != nil {
 		return engine.errorf("failed to run workflow: %v", err)
 	}
-	engine.basicCleanup()
+
+	// turning off file cleanup because it's busted and must be fixed
+	// engine.basicCleanup()
+
 	if err = done(runID); err != nil {
 		return engine.errorf("failed to signal engine completion to sidecar containers: %v", err)
 	}