diff --git a/install-debian.sh b/install-debian.sh
index bb88ff1..ed38c74 100644
--- a/install-debian.sh
+++ b/install-debian.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ install-ohmyzsh() {
     if [ ! -d ~/.oh-my-zsh ]; then
         # install oh-my-zsh
         git clone https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh
-        cp ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.orig
+        touch ~/.zshrc && cp ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.orig
         cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc
 
         # configure oh-my-zsh