diff --git a/src/freedombone-client b/src/freedombone-client
index 47b471c6..7020659b 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-client
+++ b/src/freedombone-client
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function global_rate_limit {
     fi
     sudo cp ~/sysctl.conf $SYSCTL_FILE
     sudo rm ~/sysctl.conf
-    sudo sysctl -p
+    sudo sysctl -p $SYSCTL_FILE
 }
 
 function refresh_gpg_keys {