diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
index 2aa4616c2..780b525c0 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class CServiceManager
 		~CServiceManager();
 		static CServiceManager * getInstance();
 
-		static void CopyFile(char * from, char * to);
+		static void CopyFile(const char * from, const char * to);
 
 		bool InitSatPosition(t_satellite_position position, const char * name = NULL, bool force = false, delivery_system_t delsys = DVB_S, uint16_t nid = 0);
 		bool LoadServices(bool only_current);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
index 3918082a9..0c7052283 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fstream>
 
 //#define SAVE_DEBUG
 
@@ -968,13 +969,18 @@ do_current:
 	return true;
 }
 
-void CServiceManager::CopyFile(char * from, char * to)
+void CServiceManager::CopyFile(const char * from, const char * to)
 {
-        char cmd[256] = "cp -f ";
-        strcat(cmd, from);
-        strcat(cmd, " ");
-        strcat(cmd, to);
-        system(cmd);
+	std::ifstream in(from, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+	if(in.good()){
+		std::ofstream out(to, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
+		if(out.good()){
+			out << in.rdbuf();
+			out.close();
+		}
+		in.close();
+		remove(from);
+	}
 	sync();
 }