diff --git a/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py b/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py
index 3c595bac4..f1388eef7 100644
--- a/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class SingleWholeFileFunctionCoder(Coder):
         dict(
             name="write_file",
             description="write new content into the file",
-            strict=True,
+            # strict=True,
             parameters=dict(
                 type="object",
                 properties=dict(