diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/internet.hiddenservice.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/internet.hiddenservice.sh
index 60c1edade..20b425892 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/internet.hiddenservice.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/internet.hiddenservice.sh
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ if [ "${runBehindTor}" = "on" ]; then
 HiddenServiceDir /mnt/hdd/tor/$service
 HiddenServiceVersion 3
 HiddenServicePort $toPort 127.0.0.1:$fromPort" | sudo tee -a /etc/tor/torrc
+
   # remove double lines  
-  sudo awk 'NF > 0 {blank=0} NF == 0 {blank++} blank < 2' /etc/tor/torrc > /mnt/hdd/temp/tmp && sudo mv /mnt/hdd/temp/tmp /etc/tor/torrc
+  awk 'NF > 0 {blank=0} NF == 0 {blank++} blank < 2' /etc/tor/torrc | sudo tee /mnt/hdd/temp/tmp >/dev/null && sudo mv /mnt/hdd/temp/tmp /etc/tor/torrc
 
   # check and insert second port pair
   if [ ${#toPort2} -gt 0 ]; then