diff --git a/ci/build_basic_cli.sh b/ci/build_basic_cli.sh
index c11ce071b56..f6e728a7485 100755
--- a/ci/build_basic_cli.sh
+++ b/ci/build_basic_cli.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export PATH="$(realpath roc_nightly):$PATH"
 roc version
 
 cd basic-cli
-sed -i 's|target/release|target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release|g' jump-start.sh
-sed -i 's|target/release|target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release|g' build.roc
+sed -i.bak 's|target/release|target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release|g' jump-start.sh
+sed -i.bak 's|target/release|target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release|g' build.roc
 ./jump-start.sh
 
 # build the basic cli platform