diff --git a/atom b/atom
index 1de77d0..8132a5e 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ then
 	then
 		mkdir -p ~/.atom
 	fi
-	sed "s/%HOME%/$HOME/" "$exampleconf" ~/.atom/atom.cfg
+	sed "s:%HOME%:$HOME:" "$exampleconf" > ~/.atom/atom.cfg
 	cat >&2 <<-EOCfgNotice
 	No configuration file found!
 	An example file has been created as ~/.atom/atom.cfg.