diff --git a/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks b/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks
index 6ac7185..58b9f29 100644
--- a/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks
+++ b/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ mkdir -p /home/liveuser/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml
 cp /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml /home/liveuser/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
 
 # set up lightdm autologin
-sed -ei '|^#autologin-user=|autologin-user=liveuser|' /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf 
-sed -ei '|^#autologin-user-timeout=0|autologin-user-timeout=10|' /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf 
+sed -i 's/^#autologin-user=/autologin-user=liveuser/' /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf 
+sed -i 's/^#autologin-user-timeout=0/autologin-user-timeout=10/' /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf 
 
 # Show harddisk install on the desktop
 sed -i -e 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/' /usr/share/applications/liveinst.desktop