diff --git a/generate_svc_account_key.sh b/generate_svc_account_key.sh
index e7a85459d9336bcb491fd060b11c0a5beb8a59b8..071dd819701a918f0afbd99e6834ee8d24578d0c 100644
--- a/generate_svc_account_key.sh
+++ b/generate_svc_account_key.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 #
 
 read -p 'Service Account: ' account
-sudo -u "$account" -H -- bash -c "cd ~; mkfifo key key.pub && cat key && cat key.pub >> /etc/ssh/authorized_keys/$account & echo \"y\" | ssh-keygen -q -t ed25519 -N \"\" -f key &>/dev/null; rm key key.pub"
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+sudo -u "$account" -H -- bash -c "cd ~; rm -f key key.pub; mkfifo key key.pub && cat key && cat key.pub >> /etc/ssh/authorized_keys/$account & echo \"y\" | ssh-keygen -q -t ed25519 -N \"\" -f key &>/dev/null; rm -f key key.pub"