diff --git a/thinkfan/thinkfanHwmonUpdateNew.sh b/thinkfan/thinkfanHwmonUpdateNew.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f25bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thinkfan/thinkfanHwmonUpdateNew.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# parameters:
+THINKFAN_CONF="/etc/thinkfan.conf"
+
+
+# find the number of hwmon, e.g. "hwmon6" -> 6
+HWMONNUMBER=$(ls /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_hwmon/hwmon | grep -o '[0-9]\+')
+
+# replace with the found HWMONNUMBER
+sed -i "s|/hwmon/hwmon[0-9]\+|/hwmon/hwmon$HWMONNUMBER|g" "$THINKFAN_CONF"
+
+