diff --git a/letsencrypt.sh b/letsencrypt.sh
index 44e6c29..a275e73 100755
--- a/letsencrypt.sh
+++ b/letsencrypt.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BASEDIR="${SCRIPTDIR}"
 # Create (identifiable) temporary files
 _mktemp() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2068
-  mktemp -t letsencrypt.sh-XXXXXX ${@:-}
+  mktemp ${@:-} -t letsencrypt.sh-XXXXXX
 }
 
 # Check for script dependencies