diff --git a/internal/configure.zsh b/internal/configure.zsh
index 8a21c639..39429f98 100644
--- a/internal/configure.zsh
+++ b/internal/configure.zsh
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ function _p9k_can_configure() {
       $0_error "$__p9k_zshrc_u is not readable"
       return 1
     }
-    [[ ! -e $__p9k_zshrc || -w $__p9k_zshrc ]]                             || {
-      $0_error "$__p9k_zshrc_u is not writable"
-      return 1
-    }
+
     (( LINES >= __p9k_wizard_lines && COLUMNS >= __p9k_wizard_columns ))   || {
       $0_error "terminal size too small; must be at least $__p9k_wizard_columns x $__p9k_wizard_lines"
       return 1
diff --git a/internal/wizard.zsh b/internal/wizard.zsh
index 8162b7c2..a4790098 100755
--- a/internal/wizard.zsh
+++ b/internal/wizard.zsh
@@ -1506,6 +1506,7 @@ function ask_zshrc_edit() {
       r) return 1;;
       n) return 0;;
       y)
+        [[ ! -e $__p9k_zshrc || -w $__p9k_zshrc ]] || (echo "Zshrc is readonly ignoring..."; return 1)
         write_zshrc=1
         if [[ -n $zshrc_content ]]; then
           zshrc_backup="$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/.zshrc.XXXXXXXXXX)" || quit -c