diff --git a/salt/playbook/files/automation_user_create.sh b/salt/playbook/files/automation_user_create.sh
index 632a73c41..03736e521 100644
--- a/salt/playbook/files/automation_user_create.sh
+++ b/salt/playbook/files/automation_user_create.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ while [[ $try_count -le 6 ]]; do
 
         # Search for the needed keys in the global pillar file, if missing then add them
         if (grep -Pzq 'playbook:\n  api_key:.*' $local_salt_dir/pillar/global.sls); then
-            sed -iz "s/playbook:\n  api_key:.*/playbook:\n  api_key: ${automation_api_key}/" $local_salt_dir/pillar/global.sls
+            sed -e '1h;2,$H;$!d;g' -e "s/playbook:\n  api_key:.*/playbook:\n  api_key: ${automation_api_key}/m" -i $local_salt_dir/pillar/global.sls
         else
             {
                 echo "playbook:"