diff --git a/internal/config/config_file.go b/internal/config/config_file.go
index 540bafa46..e3d7d2d52 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_file.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_file.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package config
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ var ReadConfigFile = func(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 var WriteConfigFile = func(filename string, data []byte) error {
-	err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(filename), 0771)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filename), 0771)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pathError(err)
 	}
@@ -122,11 +120,7 @@ var WriteConfigFile = func(filename string, data []byte) error {
 	}
 	defer cfgFile.Close()
 
-	n, err := cfgFile.Write(data)
-	if err == nil && n < len(data) {
-		err = io.ErrShortWrite
-	}
-
+	_, err = cfgFile.Write(data)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +257,7 @@ func findRegularFile(p string) string {
 		if s, err := os.Stat(p); err == nil && s.Mode().IsRegular() {
 			return p
 		}
-		newPath := path.Dir(p)
+		newPath := filepath.Dir(p)
 		if newPath == p || newPath == "/" || newPath == "." {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/internal/config/config_file_test.go b/internal/config/config_file_test.go
index f12629d7a..c7343b7ea 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_file_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_file_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package config
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -167,3 +169,28 @@ func Test_ConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_configFile_Write_toDisk(t *testing.T) {
+	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".config", "gh")
+	os.Setenv(GH_CONFIG_DIR, configDir)
+	defer os.Unsetenv(GH_CONFIG_DIR)
+
+	cfg := NewFromString(`pager: less`)
+	err := cfg.Write()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expectedConfig := "pager: less\n"
+	if configBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(configDir, "config.yml")); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if string(configBytes) != expectedConfig {
+		t.Errorf("expected config.yml %q, got %q", expectedConfig, string(configBytes))
+	}
+
+	if configBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(configDir, "hosts.yml")); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if string(configBytes) != "" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected hosts.yml: %q", string(configBytes))
+	}
+}