diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index 9ff0c73..02bfcdd 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ mksnippet () {
             sed -i "s|.*password.*|password: ${phash}|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 2"
     fi
     if [ $pubkey ]; then
-        sshkey=$(сat "$pubkey")
+        sshkey=$(cat "$pubkey")
         sed -i "s|.*ssh-rsa.*|  - ${sshkey}|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 3"
     fi
     echo "Snippet $snippet created"