diff --git a/ellie.el b/ellie.el
index b1c7e61..3d4d21c 100644
--- a/ellie.el
+++ b/ellie.el
@@ -114,11 +114,14 @@ Signals `user-error' if no session is active."
 
 (defun ellie--fwrite (path text)
   "Write TEXT to PATH, retrying after remount on failure."
-  (condition-case nil
-      (write-region text nil path nil 'silent)
-    (file-error
-     (ellie--remount)
-     (write-region text nil path nil 'silent))))
+  (let ((create-lockfiles nil)
+        (write-region-inhibit-fsync t)
+        (file-precious-flag nil))
+    (condition-case nil
+        (write-region text nil path nil 'silent nil nil)
+      (file-error
+       (ellie--remount)
+       (write-region text nil path nil 'silent nil nil)))))
 
 (defun ellie--fread (path)
   "Return the contents of PATH as a string, retrying after remount on failure."