diff --git a/new_knitr_document b/new_knitr_document
index 9766b5f..73c1a6a 100755
--- a/new_knitr_document
+++ b/new_knitr_document
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ then
     # get rid of paper_template subdir
     mv "$TMPDIR" "$1"
     cd "$1";
-    mv "text.Rnw" "$1.Rnw"
+    mv "text.Rtex" "$1.Rtex"
 else
     echo "specifiy a directory where the template should go";
 fi