diff --git a/set_formatting_off.sh b/set_formatting_off.sh
index 2516dded1..c1e265525 100755
--- a/set_formatting_off.sh
+++ b/set_formatting_off.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-sed -i 's/<!-- formatter_plugin_begin -->/<!-- formatter_plugin_begin/g' pom.xml
-sed -i 's/<!-- formatter_plugin_end -->/ formatter_plugin_end -->/g' pom.xml
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+  backup = '.back'
+fi
+
+sed -i $backup 's/<!-- formatter_plugin_begin -->/<!-- formatter_plugin_begin/g' pom.xml
+sed -i $backup 's/<!-- formatter_plugin_end -->/ formatter_plugin_end -->/g' pom.xml
         
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