diff --git a/cryptr.bash b/cryptr.bash
index ced1f6c..6b54223 100755
--- a/cryptr.bash
+++ b/cryptr.bash
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ cryptr_encrypt() {
 
   if [[ ! -z "${CRYPTR_PASSWORD}" ]]; then
     echo "[notice] using environment variable CRYPTR_PASSWORD for the password"
-    openssl $OPENSSL_CIPHER_TYPE -salt -pbkdf2 -in "$_file" -out "$_file".aes -pass env:CRYPTR_PASSWORD
+    openssl $OPENSSL_CIPHER_TYPE -salt -pbkdf2 -in "$_file" -out "${_file%\.aes}" -pass env:CRYPTR_PASSWORD
   else
-    openssl $OPENSSL_CIPHER_TYPE -salt -pbkdf2 -in "$_file" -out "$_file".aes
+    openssl $OPENSSL_CIPHER_TYPE -salt -pbkdf2 -in "$_file" -out "${_file%\.aes}"
   fi
 }