diff --git a/scone/default/utensils/basic_utensils.py b/scone/default/utensils/basic_utensils.py
index 6cbb239..09921bb 100644
--- a/scone/default/utensils/basic_utensils.py
+++ b/scone/default/utensils/basic_utensils.py
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ from scone.sous.utensils import Utensil, Worktop
 class WriteFile(Utensil):
     path: str
     mode: int
+    atomic: bool = attr.ib(default=True)
 
     async def execute(self, channel: Channel, worktop):
         oldumask = os.umask(0)
-        fdnum = os.open(self.path, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_TRUNC, self.mode)
+        temp_path = self.path + "._scone-part"
+        write_path = temp_path if self.atomic else self.path
+        fdnum = os.open(write_path, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_TRUNC, self.mode)
         os.umask(oldumask)
 
         with open(fdnum, "wb") as file:
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ class WriteFile(Utensil):
                 assert isinstance(next_chunk, bytes)
                 file.write(next_chunk)
 
+        if self.atomic:
+            shutil.move(temp_path, self.path)
+
         await channel.send("OK")