diff --git a/root/sbin/e-smith/expire-accounts b/root/sbin/e-smith/expire-accounts
index a1af3e4..c5ddeeb 100644
--- a/root/sbin/e-smith/expire-accounts
+++ b/root/sbin/e-smith/expire-accounts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ foreach my $u (@delete){
   }
   my $archive = $user->prop('ExpireArchiveBeforeDelete') || 'yes';
   if ( $archive =~ m/^yes|enabled|1|on$/ ){
-    my $tar = $archive_path . '/' . $u . '-' . $now->ymd . '.' . $archive_ext;
+    my $tar = $archive_path . '/' . $u . '-' . $now->ymd . '.tar.' . $archive_ext;
     my $res = system(
       'tar',
       'cf',