diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 15c92b78..a2cb7a2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 Change log
 ================================================================================
 
+0.7.10 - unreleased
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+**Updated**
+
+#. `#393 <https://github.com/moremoban/moban/issues/393>`_: Rendered
+   content output to stdout twice
+
 0.7.9 - 06.08.2020
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 **Updated**
 
 #. `#390 <https://github.com/moremoban/moban/issues/390>`_: single render action
-   will print to stdout by defafult
+   will print to stdout by default
 
 0.7.8 - 09.06.2020
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index fd901cbc..7b8bbafb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ In alphabetical order:
 * `John Vandenberg <https://github.com/jayvdb>`_
 * `Joshua Chung <https://github.com/seeeturtle>`_
 * `PRAJWAL M <https://github.com/PrajwalM2212>`_
+* `salotz <https://github.com/salotz>`_
 * `SerekKiri <https://github.com/SerekKiri>`_
diff --git a/moban/core/moban_factory.py b/moban/core/moban_factory.py
index 6413c022..366ba89a 100644
--- a/moban/core/moban_factory.py
+++ b/moban/core/moban_factory.py
@@ -156,21 +156,40 @@ def render_string_to_file(
         self.buffered_writer.close()
 
     def apply_template(self, template_abs_path, template, data, output_file):
+
+        # render the content
         rendered_content = self.engine.apply_template(
             template, data, output_file
         )
+
+        # convert to utf8 if not already
         if not isinstance(rendered_content, bytes):
             rendered_content = rendered_content.encode("utf-8")
 
+        # attempt to output to the file and printing to stdout instead
+        # if not found
         try:
+
+            # check if any of the files have changed
             flag = HASH_STORE.is_file_changed(
                 output_file, rendered_content, template_abs_path
             )
+
+            # if they have re-render things
             if flag:
+
+                # write the content to the output file
                 self.buffered_writer.write_file_out(
                     output_file, rendered_content
                 )
-                if not file_system.is_zip_alike_url(output_file):
+
+                # attempt to copy the file permissions of the template
+                # file to the output file
+
+                # if it isn't an archive proceed or stdout
+                if (not file_system.is_zip_alike_url(output_file) and
+                    output_file != '-'):
+
                     try:
                         file_system.file_permissions_copy(
                             template_abs_path, output_file