diff --git a/file_rewriter/file_rewriter b/file_rewriter/file_rewriter
index f1189c4..9e71e33 100755
--- a/file_rewriter/file_rewriter
+++ b/file_rewriter/file_rewriter
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ _rewrite_file () {
   trap '' SIGINT
   TMP_PATH=${1}_${FILE_TMP_SUFFIX}
   ORIG_PATH=$1
-  cp -p $ORIG_PATH $TMP_PATH
-  mv -f $TMP_PATH $ORIG_PATH
+  cp -p $ORIG_PATH $TMP_PATH && mv -f $TMP_PATH $ORIG_PATH
   trap - SIGINT
   return 0
 }