diff --git a/cmd/subber/subber.go b/cmd/subber/subber.go
index 6b0fc51..023ac7f 100644
--- a/cmd/subber/subber.go
+++ b/cmd/subber/subber.go
@@ -155,7 +155,22 @@ func writeText(outFileName string, skipBackups bool, text string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return os.WriteFile(outFileName, []byte(text), 0644)
+
+	f, err := os.Create(outFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	_, err = f.WriteString(text)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = f.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return f.Close()
 }
 
 func fileExists(name string) bool {