diff --git a/internal/configure.zsh b/internal/configure.zsh
index da20d347..b07aa066 100644
--- a/internal/configure.zsh
+++ b/internal/configure.zsh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ typeset -gr __p9k_zshrc=${${:-$__p9k_zd/.zshrc}:A}
 typeset -gr __p9k_zshrc_u=$__p9k_zd_u/.zshrc
 typeset -gr __p9k_root_dir_u=${${${(q)__p9k_root_dir}/#(#b)${(q)HOME}(|\/*)/'~'$match[1]}//\%/%%}
 
-typeset -gr __p9k_readonly_zsh=$(test ! -e $__p9k_zshrc || test -w $__p9k_zshrc)
+typeset -gr __p9k_writeable_zsh=$(test ! -e $__p9k_zshrc || test -w $__p9k_zshrc)
 
 function _p9k_can_configure() {
   [[ $1 == '-q' ]] && local -i q=1 || local -i q=0
diff --git a/internal/wizard.zsh b/internal/wizard.zsh
index 9546037c..38c9a734 100755
--- a/internal/wizard.zsh
+++ b/internal/wizard.zsh
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ function ask_zshrc_edit() {
       r) return 1;;
       n) return 0;;
       y)
-        test $__p9k_readonly_zsh echo "Zshrc is readonly ignoring..."; return
+        test $__p9k_writeable_zsh || echo "Zshrc is readonly ignoring..."; return
         write_zshrc=1
         if [[ -n $zshrc_content ]]; then
           zshrc_backup="$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/.zshrc.XXXXXXXXXX)" || quit -c