diff --git a/staging/copy.sh b/staging/copy.sh
index 65947e61435..a52a06d8c5b 100755
--- a/staging/copy.sh
+++ b/staging/copy.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CLIENT_REPO="${MAIN_REPO}/staging/src/${CLIENT_REPO_FROM_SRC}"
 CLIENT_REPO_TEMP="${MAIN_REPO}/staging/src/${CLIENT_REPO_TEMP_FROM_SRC}"
 
 DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-sedi="-i"
+sedi="-i=''"
 
 cleanup() {
     rm -rf "${CLIENT_REPO_TEMP}"