diff --git a/init-po-files b/init-po-files
index 4f5c4c8..8eef9ff 100755
--- a/init-po-files
+++ b/init-po-files
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ for dir in `ls`; do
         svn add "$podir"
     fi
     for file in `find . -name '*.pot'`; do
-    po=`echo $file | sed s/.pot/.po/`
+    po=`echo $file | sed 's/.\{1\}$//'`
     if [ ! -e "$podir/$po" ]; then
         echo -e $RED"$dir/$po"$ENDCOLOR
         msginit -i "$file" -o "$podir/$po" --no-translator