diff --git a/home/.chezmoiscripts/universal/run_before_01-decrypt-age-key.tmpl b/home/.chezmoiscripts/universal/run_before_01-decrypt-age-key.tmpl
index 3b391a97..52e5b74f 100644
--- a/home/.chezmoiscripts/universal/run_before_01-decrypt-age-key.tmpl
+++ b/home/.chezmoiscripts/universal/run_before_01-decrypt-age-key.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if [ ! -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/age/chezmoi.txt" ]; then
       rm -f "$ENCRYPTED_FILE"
       FALLBACK_FILENAME="$(echo "$ENCRYPTED_FILE" | sed 's/encrypted_/encrypted-fallback_/')"
       if [ -f "$FALLBACK_FILENAME" ]; then
-        NEW_FALLBACK_FILENAME="$(echo "$ENCRYPTED_FILE" | sed 's/encrypted-fallback_//')"
-        cp "$FALLBACK_FILENAME" "$NEW_FALLBACK_FILENAME"
+        logg info 'Substituting encrypted-file fallback for `'"$ENCRYPTED_FILE"'`'
+        cp -f "$FALLBACK_FILENAME" "$(echo "$ENCRYPTED_FILE" | sed 's/encrypted_//')"
       fi
     done
   fi