diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index b846393..7edd4ba 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ makeuser_no_ansible()
 add_account_recovery()
 {	
 	sudo mkdir -p --mode=700 /home/$1/.thunix
-	sudo echo echo $2 > /home/$1/.thunix/recovery
+	echo echo $2 | sudo tee /home/$1/.thunix/recovery
 	sudo chmod 600 > /home/$1/.thunix/recovery
 	sudo chown -R $1 /home/$1/.thunix
 }