diff --git a/bin/hpfeeds_optin.sh b/bin/hpfeeds_optin.sh
index 3e48edd5..5310e401 100755
--- a/bin/hpfeeds_optin.sh
+++ b/bin/hpfeeds_optin.sh
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ function fuAPPLY () {
 echo "Now stopping T-Pot ..."
 systemctl stop tpot
 echo "Applying your settings ... "
-sed -i.bak "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_ENABLE.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_ENABLE=${myENABLE}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_HOST.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_HOST=${myHOST}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_PORT.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_PORT=${myPORT}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_CHANNELS.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_CHANNELS=${myCHANNEL}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s#EWS_HPFEEDS_TLSCERT.*#EWS_HPFEEDS_TLSCERT=${myCERT}#g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_IDENT.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_IDENT=${myIDENT}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_SECRET.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_SECRET=${mySECRET}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
-sed -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_FORMAT.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_FORMAT=${myFORMAT}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_ENABLE.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_ENABLE=${myENABLE}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_HOST.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_HOST=${myHOST}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_PORT.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_PORT=${myPORT}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_CHANNELS.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_CHANNELS=${myCHANNEL}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s#EWS_HPFEEDS_TLSCERT.*#EWS_HPFEEDS_TLSCERT=${myCERT}#g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_IDENT.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_IDENT=${myIDENT}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_SECRET.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_SECRET=${mySECRET}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
+sed --follow-symlinks -i "s/EWS_HPFEEDS_FORMAT.*/EWS_HPFEEDS_FORMAT=${myFORMAT}/g" "$myTPOTYMLFILE"
 echo "Now starting T-Pot ..."
 systemctl start tpot
 echo "You can always change or review your settings in the ewsposter section of $myTPOTYMLFILE"