diff --git a/transmission_openvpn/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/transmission_openvpn/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 570ee16df..449a63b2c 100644
--- a/transmission_openvpn/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/transmission_openvpn/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ -f "$TRANSMISSION_HOME"/settings.json ]; then
     sed -i "/download-dir/c     \"download-dir\": \"$(bashio::config 'TRANSMISSION_DOWNLOAD_DIR')\"," "$TRANSMISSION_HOME"/settings.json
     sed -i "/incomplete-dir/c     \"incomplete-dir\": \"$(bashio::config 'TRANSMISSION_INCOMPLETE_DIR')\"," "$TRANSMISSION_HOME"/settings.json || true
     sed -i "/watch-dir/c     \"watch-dir\": \"$(bashio::config 'TRANSMISSION_WATCH_DIR')\"," "$TRANSMISSION_HOME"/settings.json || true
-    tr ',\n}' '\n }' < "$TRANSMISSION_HOME"/settings.json
+    sed -i.bak ':begin;$!N;s/,\n}/\n}/g;tbegin;P;D' "$TRANSMISSION_HOME"/settings.json
 fi
 
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