diff --git a/src/etc/daily b/src/etc/daily
index 2687ec7f..e11318d4 100644
--- a/src/etc/daily
+++ b/src/etc/daily
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: daily,v 1.43 2003/03/28 21:32:30 jmc Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: daily,v 1.44 2003/06/03 22:56:56 mickey Exp $
 #	From: @(#)daily	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
 #
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ fi
 if [ -f /var/account/acct ]; then
 	echo ""
 	echo "Purging accounting records:"
-	mv /var/account/acct.2 /var/account/acct.3
-	mv /var/account/acct.1 /var/account/acct.2
-	mv /var/account/acct.0 /var/account/acct.1
-	cp /var/account/acct /var/account/acct.0
+	mv -f /var/account/acct.2 /var/account/acct.3
+	mv -f /var/account/acct.1 /var/account/acct.2
+	mv -f /var/account/acct.0 /var/account/acct.1
+	cp -f /var/account/acct /var/account/acct.0
 	sa -sq
 fi