diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 809101cca..0b417a52e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ install:
 - echo %BOOST_ROOT%
 - echo %BOOST_BUILD_PATH%
 - set PATH=%PATH%;%BOOST_BUILD_PATH%\src\engine\bin.ntx86
-- 'echo using msvc : 10.0 ; >%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\user-config.jam'
-- 'echo using msvc : 12.0 ; >>%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\user-config.jam'
-- 'echo using msvc : 14.0 : : ^<include^>\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10069.0\ucrt\" ; >>%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\user-config.jam'
-- echo using gcc ; >>%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\user-config.jam
+- copy appveyor\user-config.jam %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
 - type %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\user-config.jam
 - cd %ROOT_DIRECTORY%
 - set PATH=%PATH%;c:\Mingw\bin
diff --git a/appveyor/user-config.jam b/appveyor/user-config.jam
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb06d1180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor/user-config.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+using msvc : 10.0 ;
+using msvc : 12.0 ;
+using msvc : 14.0 : : <include>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10069.0\ucrt" ;
+using gcc ;