diff --git a/autojump b/autojump
index 114dd61..98816fc 100755
--- a/autojump
+++ b/autojump
@@ -55,24 +55,25 @@ def save(path_dict, dic_file):
        a backup file."""
     # If the dic_file exists, check that it belongs to us
     # Otherwise, fail quietly
-    temp = NamedTemporaryFile(dir=CONFIG_DIR, delete=False)
-    pickle.dump(path_dict, temp, 2)
-    temp.flush()
-    os.fsync(temp)
-    temp.close()
-    #cf. http://thunk.org/tytso/blog/2009/03/15/dont-fear-the-fsync/
-    #os.rename(temp.name, dic_file) 
-    import shutil
-    shutil.copy(temp.name, dic_file)
-    try: #backup file
-        import time 
-        if (not os.path.exists(dic_file+".bak") or
-                time.time()-os.path.getmtime(dic_file+".bak")>86400):
-            import shutil
-            shutil.copy(dic_file, dic_file+".bak")
-    except OSError as ex:
-        print("Error while creating backup autojump file. (%s)" %
-                ex, file=stderr)
+    if (not os.path.exists(dic_file)) or os.name == 'nt' or os.getuid() == os.stat(dic_file)[4]:
+        temp = NamedTemporaryFile(dir=CONFIG_DIR, delete=False)
+        pickle.dump(path_dict, temp, 2)
+        temp.flush()
+        os.fsync(temp)
+        temp.close()
+        #cf. http://thunk.org/tytso/blog/2009/03/15/dont-fear-the-fsync/
+        #os.rename(temp.name, dic_file) 
+        import shutil
+        shutil.copy(temp.name, dic_file)
+        try: #backup file
+            import time 
+            if (not os.path.exists(dic_file+".bak") or
+                    time.time()-os.path.getmtime(dic_file+".bak")>86400):
+                import shutil
+                shutil.copy(dic_file, dic_file+".bak")
+        except OSError as ex:
+            print("Error while creating backup autojump file. (%s)" %
+                    ex, file=stderr)
 
 def forget(path_dict, dic_file):
     """Gradually forget about directories. Only call