diff --git a/smtp-relay.sh b/smtp-relay.sh
index 8632f6e..796b4ac 100755
--- a/smtp-relay.sh
+++ b/smtp-relay.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SMTP_TLS_SECURITY_LEVEL=${SMTP_TLS_SECURITY_LEVEL?Missing env var SMTP_TLS_SECUR
 
 
 # handle sasl
-[ -w /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd ] && echo "${SMTP_RELAY_HOST} ${SMTP_RELAY_USERNAME}:${SMTP_RELAY_PASSWORD}" > /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd || exit 1
+[ -w /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd ] && echo "${SMTP_RELAY_HOST} ${SMTP_RELAY_USERNAME}:${SMTP_RELAY_PASSWORD}" > /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd || exit 1
 
 postconf 'smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes' || exit 1