diff --git a/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt b/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
index 3d44f24..1303e6d 100755
--- a/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
+++ b/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
@@ -188,18 +188,17 @@ generate_config ()
 	replaceCmd="$(add_to_replace_cmd "$replaceCmd" "@COUNTRY@" "${country:-}")"
 	replaceCmd="$(add_to_replace_cmd "$replaceCmd" "@COMMONNAME@" "${commonName:-}")"
 	replaceCmd="$(add_to_replace_cmd "$replaceCmd" "@ALTNAME@" "${altName:-}")"
-	sed "$replaceCmd" $confFile.in > $confFile
+	cnfTmpFile="$(mktemp --tmpdir=. openssl.cnf.XXXXXXXXXX)"
+	sed "$replaceCmd" $confFile.in > $cnfTmpFile
 	if ask_user_default_no "Do you want to edit the openssl configuration file?"
 	then
 		if [ -n "${EDITOR:-}" ]
 		then
-			$EDITOR $confFile
+			$EDITOR $cnfTmpFile
 		else
-			editor $confFile
+			editor $cnfTmpFile
 		fi
 	fi
-	cnfTmpFile="$(mktemp --tmpdir=. openssl.cnf.XXXXXXXXXX)"
-	mv $confFile $cnfTmpFile
 	grep -v "@[A-Z]\+@" $cnfTmpFile > $confFile
 	rm $cnfTmpFile
 }