diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index 946fdb90..49a2b467 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def load_and_fix_json(json_path):
             sys.exit(1)
 
 def get_text_from_editor(config, template=""):
-    tmpfile = os.path.join(tempfile.mktemp(prefix="jrnl"))
+    _, tmpfile = os.path.join(tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="jrnl", text=True, suffix=".txt"))
     with codecs.open(tmpfile, 'w', "utf-8") as f:
         if template:
             f.write(template)