diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 6c72952fc..a1a9d14b0 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ sub expand_aliases {
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
-	@files = ($compose_filename . ".final");
+	@files = ($compose_filename . ".final", @files);
 }
 
 # Variables we set as part of the loop over files