diff --git a/bin/sshyp b/bin/sshyp
index 3f4627a..bb69c3a 100755
--- a/bin/sshyp
+++ b/bin/sshyp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def sync():  # calls sshync to sync changes to the user's server
                 print('Folder does not exist locally.\n')
         else:
             try:
-                remove(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}")
+                remove(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}.gpg")
             except (FileNotFoundError, IsADirectoryError):
                 print('File does not exist locally.\n')
     # set permissions before uploading