diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/services/platform.service.ts b/tabby-electron/src/services/platform.service.ts
index 8b19ff38..ea308de0 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/services/platform.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/services/platform.service.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class ElectronPlatformService extends PlatformService {
     }
 
     async _saveConfigInternal (content: string): Promise<void> {
-        const tempPath = this.configPath + '.new'
+        const tempPath = this.configPath + '.new.' + Date.now().toString()
         await fs.writeFile(tempPath, content, 'utf8')
         await fs.writeFile(this.configPath + '.backup', content, 'utf8')
         await promisify(gracefulFS.rename)(tempPath, this.configPath)