diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40602d0..8c376df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rollup-plugin-html-scaffold",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "HTML template for Rollup",
   "keywords": [
     "rollup",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 455b2a7..4b65fda 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ export default function htmlTemplate(options = {}) {
         readFile(input, (error, buffer) => {
           if (error) return reject(error);
 
-          const html = buffer.toString('utf8');
+          let html = buffer.toString('utf8');
 
           if (template) {
             Object.keys(template).forEach(key => {
               const regex = new RegExp(`<%= +${key} +%>`, 'g');
-              html.replace(regex, template[key]);
+              html = html.replace(regex, template[key]);
             });
           }