diff --git a/atom b/atom
index 66cc34f..9302fde 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ do
 	getDestFile
 	for copy_ext in "${destinationcopyext[@]}"
 	do
-		if [[ $filename =~ '.*\.'$copy_ext'$' ]]
+		if [[ $filename =~ '.*'"$copy_ext" ]]
 		then
 			copied=1
 			break