diff --git a/live.lua b/live.lua
index 071d491..5f48e6e 100644
--- a/live.lua
+++ b/live.lua
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ function live.run(buf)
     if err then
       -- not possible; perhaps it's a .love file
       -- try to write to save dir
-      local status, err2 = App.write_file(App.save_dir..filename, buf)
+      local status, err2 = love.filesystem.write(filename, buf)
       if err2 then
         -- throw an error
         live.send_to_driver('ERROR '..tostring(err..'\n\n'..err2))