diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6732c31..b7ea52f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = monkeyplug
-version = 1.3.0
+version = 1.3.1
 author = Seth Grover
 author_email = mero.mero.guero@gmail.com
 description = monkeyplug is a little script to mute profanity in audio files.
diff --git a/src/monkeyplug/__init__.py b/src/monkeyplug/__init__.py
index 968b583..3f7822c 100644
--- a/src/monkeyplug/__init__.py
+++ b/src/monkeyplug/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """monkeyplug is a little script to mute profanity in audio files."""
 
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.1"
 __author__ = "Seth Grover <mero.mero.guero@gmail.com>"
 __all__ = []
 
diff --git a/src/monkeyplug/monkeyplug.py b/src/monkeyplug/monkeyplug.py
index bba69c8..d6afa41 100755
--- a/src/monkeyplug/monkeyplug.py
+++ b/src/monkeyplug/monkeyplug.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import mutagen
 import os
 import requests
+import shutil
 import sys
 import vosk
 import wave
@@ -477,10 +478,11 @@ def EncodeCleanAudio(self):
                 raise ValueError(f"Could not process {self.inputFileSpec}")
 
             SetMonkeyplugTag(self.outputFileSpec, debug=self.debug)
-            return self.outputFileSpec
 
         else:
-            return self.inputFileSpec
+            shutil.copyfile(self.inputFileSpec, self.outputFileSpec)
+
+        return self.outputFileSpec
 
 
 #################################################################################