diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 566e9d210..6b0d55ed8 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ class Coder:
         full_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.root, path))
 
         if full_path in self.abs_fnames:
+            if not self.dry_run and write_content:
+                Path(full_path).write_text(write_content)
             return full_path
 
         if not Path(full_path).exists():