diff --git a/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh b/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh
index 190bc279d..4903616e3 100644
--- a/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/last-working-dir/last-working-dir.plugin.zsh
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ local cache_file="$ZSH/cache/last-working-dir"
 
 # Updates the last directory once directory is changed.
 function chpwd() {
-	echo "$PWD" > "$cache_file"
+        # Use >! in case noclobber is set to avoid "file exists" error
+	echo "$PWD" >! "$cache_file"
 }
 
 # Changes directory to the last working directory.