diff --git a/golded3/gedoit.cpp b/golded3/gedoit.cpp
index 847d3da..933a5c6 100644
--- a/golded3/gedoit.cpp
+++ b/golded3/gedoit.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,17 @@ void SaveLines(int mode, const char* savefile, GMsg* msg, int margin, bool clip)
       }
     }
 #else
-    if(mode == MODE_WRITE)
-      AA->LoadMsg(msg, msg->msgno, margin); // reload message
+    if(mode == MODE_WRITE) {
+      if(AA->LoadMsg(msg, msg->msgno, margin) == false) {
+        msg->txt = throw_strdup("");
+        msg->attr.tou0();
+        msg->TextToLines(margin);
+      }
+    }
+    else if((mode == MODE_SAVE) or (mode == MODE_SAVENOCTRL)) {
+      msg->attr.tou0();
+      msg->TextToLines(margin);
+    }
     TemplateToText(((mode == MODE_WRITE) and prnheader) ? ((prnheader & WRITE_ONLY_HEADER) ? MODE_HEADER : MODE_WRITEHEADER) : MODE_WRITE, msg, msg, AA->WTpl(), CurrArea);
     msg->attr.tou1();
     msg->TextToLines(margin);
diff --git a/golded3/geread2.cpp b/golded3/geread2.cpp
index fdea4a3..b0be5e0 100644
--- a/golded3/geread2.cpp
+++ b/golded3/geread2.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ int ExternUtil(GMsg* msg, int utilno) {
 
   Path editorfile, tmpfile;
   strcpy(editorfile, AddPath(CFG->goldpath, EDIT->File()));
-  mktemp(strcpy(tmpfile, AddPath(CFG->goldpath, "GDXXXXXX")));
 
   std::vector<ExtUtil>::iterator extutil = CFG->externutil.begin();
 
@@ -538,18 +537,21 @@ int ExternUtil(GMsg* msg, int utilno) {
 
       int mode = (extutil->options & EXTUTIL_KEEPCTRL) ? MODE_SAVE : MODE_SAVENOCTRL;
       SaveLines(mode, editorfile, msg, 79);
-      if(striinc("@tmpfile", cmdline))
-        SaveLines(mode, tmpfile, msg, 79);
-
-      strcpy(buf, CFG->goldpath);
-      strchg(buf, GOLD_WRONG_SLASH_CHR, GOLD_SLASH_CHR);
-      strischg(cmdline, "@path", buf);
       strcpy(buf, editorfile);
       strchg(buf, GOLD_WRONG_SLASH_CHR, GOLD_SLASH_CHR);
       strischg(cmdline, "@file", buf);
-      strcpy(buf, tmpfile);
+      if(striinc("@tmpfile", cmdline)) {
+        mktemp(strcpy(tmpfile, AddPath(CFG->goldpath, "GDXXXXXX")));
+        SaveLines(mode, tmpfile, msg, 79);
+        strcpy(buf, tmpfile);
+        strchg(buf, GOLD_WRONG_SLASH_CHR, GOLD_SLASH_CHR);
+        strischg(cmdline, "@tmpfile", buf);
+      }
+      else
+        tmpfile[0] = NUL;
+      strcpy(buf, CFG->goldpath);
       strchg(buf, GOLD_WRONG_SLASH_CHR, GOLD_SLASH_CHR);
-      strischg(cmdline, "@tmpfile", buf);
+      strischg(cmdline, "@path", buf);
       TokenXlat(MODE_NEW, cmdline, msg, msg, CurrArea);
 
       int pauseval = 0;
@@ -585,7 +587,8 @@ int ExternUtil(GMsg* msg, int utilno) {
         LoadText(msg, editorfile);
         if(extutil->options & EXTUTIL_WIPE)
           WipeFile(editorfile, 0);
-        WipeFile(tmpfile, 0);
+        if(tmpfile[0] != NUL)
+          WipeFile(tmpfile, 0);
 
         EDIT->HardLines(hardlines);
         msg->attr.tou1();   // Ignore any kludge address found