diff --git a/redis-initscript.patch b/redis-initscript.patch
index d8397ac..a3153b8 100644
--- a/redis-initscript.patch
+++ b/redis-initscript.patch
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 +        $command $2
 +    else
 +        for file in /etc/redis/*.conf; do
-+            $command `basename $file | sed 's#\.conf##'` # dirty
++            $command `basename -s .conf "$file"`
 +        done
 +    fi
 +}