diff --git a/cosmic-theme/src/output/qt_output.rs b/cosmic-theme/src/output/qt_output.rs
index 2e926a2..67ffbd6 100644
--- a/cosmic-theme/src/output/qt_output.rs
+++ b/cosmic-theme/src/output/qt_output.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ widgetStyle=qt6ct-style
     fn backup_non_cosmic_kdeglobals(ini: &Ini, path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
         if !Self::is_cosmic_kdeglobals(&ini)?.unwrap_or(true) {
             let backup_path = path.with_extension("bak");
-            fs::rename(path, &backup_path)?;
+            fs::copy(path, &backup_path)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }