diff --git a/etc/rc.d/rc.local b/etc/rc.d/rc.local
index 7ea2a4632..58a712981 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/rc.local
+++ b/etc/rc.d/rc.local
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ fi
 # add new line with call to emhttp (preserve any params to emhttp and CRLF line endings)
 GOTEST1='^[^#]*/usr/local/sbin/emhttp(.*)&(.*)$'
 if grep -q -E "$GOTEST1" $CONFIG/go; then
-  cp $CONFIG/go $CONFIG/go-
+  cp $CONFIG/go $CONFIG/go~
   sed -i -E "s@$GOTEST1@/usr/local/sbin/emhttp\1\2@g" $CONFIG/go
 fi
 # delete lines added by ProxyEditor
 GOTEST2='# Added by ProxyEditor'
 if grep -q "$GOTEST2" $CONFIG/go; then
-  [[ ! -f $CONFIG/go- ]] && cp $CONFIG/go $CONFIG/go-
+  [[ ! -f $CONFIG/go~ ]] && cp $CONFIG/go $CONFIG/go~
   sed -i "/$GOTEST2/d" $CONFIG/go
 fi