diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py
index 328d98b27f..10193baa76 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ class file:
         """
         path = Path(path)
         path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
         if format == None:
             format = ifcopenshell.guess_format(path)
         if format == ".ifcXML":
@@ -690,8 +691,7 @@ class file:
         if format == ".ifcZIP":
             return self.write(path, ".ifc", zipped=True)
         self.wrapped_data.write(str(path))
-        if not path.exists():
-            raise PermissionError(f"Failed to write to '{path}', check folder permissions.")
+        
         if zipped:
             unzipped_path = path.with_suffix(format)
             path.rename(unzipped_path)
diff --git a/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i b/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
index b7af4036bf..2400e12677 100644
--- a/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
+++ b/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ static IfcUtil::ArgumentType helper_fn_attribute_type(const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClas
 
 	void write(const std::string& fn) {
 		std::ofstream f(IfcUtil::path::from_utf8(fn).c_str());
+		if (!f.good()) {
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to write to path: '" + fn + "', check folder and file permissions.");
+		}
 		f << (*$self);
 	}