diff --git a/skratch.py b/skratch.py
index 302a1c5..dde8a29 100755
--- a/skratch.py
+++ b/skratch.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-import random
-import string
 import argparse
 import time
+import tempfile
 	
 def make_dir(d):
 	if not os.path.exists(d):
@@ -44,26 +43,13 @@ def get_editor(use_v):
 	if use_v and v:
 		return v
 	return e
-
-def mkstemp(fp):
-	if fp[-6:] != "XXXXXX":
-		print(f'Error: mkstemp got filepath: {fp}')
-		return None
-	for x in range(0,1000):
-		r = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters, k=6))
-		fp = fp[:-6] + r
-		if not os.path.exists(fp):
-			return fp
-	print("Error: Could not create new file, try running skratch -c and try again")
-	return None
-		
-		
+	
 def run(editor, sk_path, filename=None):
 	if not filename:
 		t = time.localtime()
-		filename = f"skratch-{t.tm_year}-{t.tm_mon}-{t.tm_mday}-XXXXXX"
-		fp = os.path.join(sk_path, filename)
-		fp = mkstemp(fp)
+		filename = f"skratch-{t.tm_year}-{t.tm_mon}-{t.tm_mday}-"
+		fd, fp = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=filename, dir=sk_path)
+		os.close(fd)
 	else:
 		fp = os.path.join(sk_path, filename)
 	if fp != None: