diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-xmpp b/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
index e9c193b0..ec4e1d3c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ function remove_xmpp {
     fi
 
     remove_completion_param install_xmpp
-    sed '/xmpp/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
+    sed -i '/xmpp/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
 }
 
 function xmpp_email_headers {