diff --git a/sudo-write.kak b/sudo-write.kak
index e47ade6..a85e6b3 100644
--- a/sudo-write.kak
+++ b/sudo-write.kak
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define-command -hidden sudo-write-cached-password %{
     # easy case: the password was already cached, so we don't need any tricky handling
     eval -save-regs f %{
         reg f %sh{ mktemp -t XXXXXX }
-        write %reg{f}
+        write -force %reg{f}
         eval %sh{
             sudo -n -- dd if="$kak_main_reg_f" of="$kak_buffile" >/dev/null 2>&1
             if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ define-command -hidden sudo-write-prompt-password %{
             eval -draft -save-regs 'tf|"' %{
                 reg t %val{buffile}
                 reg f %sh{ mktemp -t XXXXXX }
-                write %reg{f}
+                write -force %reg{f}
 
                 # write the password in a buffer in order to pass it through STDIN to sudo
                 # somewhat dangerous, but better than passing the password