diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae85282c..ae133211 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ foreach(dep IN LISTS FairMQ_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES)
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
-configure_file(main.cpp.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp @ONLY)
+configure_file(main.cpp ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp @ONLY)
 add_executable(tester ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp)
 set_property(TARGET tester PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
 target_link_libraries(tester PRIVATE FairMQ::SDK FairLogger::FairLogger)
diff --git a/main.cpp.in b/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from main.cpp.in
rename to main.cpp