diff --git a/tools/repository/repo b/tools/repository/repo
index 41b330a946..6ba7d51276 100755
--- a/tools/repository/repo
+++ b/tools/repository/repo
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ for release in "${distributions[@]}"; do
 	#if [ $mainnum -gt 0 ] && [ $utilnum -gt 0 ] && [ $desknum -gt 0 ]; then
 		# write repo sync control file
 		mkdir -p ${2}/public/
-		sudo date +%s > ${2}/public/.control
+		sudo date +%s > ${2}/public/control
 		# publish
 		echo "Publishing ${release}"
 		aptly publish \