diff --git a/bin/npm-auth b/bin/npm-auth
index e63ca90..87a5247 100755
--- a/bin/npm-auth
+++ b/bin/npm-auth
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ if [ ! -e ~/.npmrc ]; then
     echo "-- Error logging into NPM"
     exit 1
 else
-    echo $(cat ~/.npmrc) | sed 's/[[:blank:]]\+/\n/g' > $path.npmrc
+    cat ~/.npmrc >> $path.npmrc
     echo "-- NPM authentication done!"
 fi
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