diff --git a/freebsd/resources/letsencrypt.sh b/freebsd/resources/letsencrypt.sh
index 1af0996..08d99a0 100755
--- a/freebsd/resources/letsencrypt.sh
+++ b/freebsd/resources/letsencrypt.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."true" ]; then
 fi
 
 #update the dehydrated config
-sed -i' ' -e s:'#CONTACT_EMAIL=":CONTACT_EMAIL=$email_address:' /usr/local/etc/dehydrated/config
-sed -i' ' -e s:'#WELLKNOWN="/var/www/dehydrated":WELLKNOWN="/usr/local/www/dehydrated":' /usr/local/etc/dehydrated/config
+sed -i ' ' -e 's/#CONTACT_EMAIL=/CONTACT_EMAIL=$email_address/g' /usr/local/etc/dehydrated/config
+sed -i ' ' -e 's/#WELLKNOWN=/WELLKNOWN=/g' /usr/local/etc/dehydrated/config
 
 #accept the terms
 dehydrated --register --accept-terms --config /usr/local/etc/dehydrated/config