diff --git a/rc/base/spell.kak b/rc/base/spell.kak
index 00bcdae39..b4f7eda1a 100644
--- a/rc/base/spell.kak
+++ b/rc/base/spell.kak
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def -params ..1 spell -docstring "Check spelling of the current buffer with aspe
     try %{ addhl ranges 'spell_regions' }
     %sh{
         file=$(mktemp -d -t kak-spell.XXXXXXXX)/buffer
-        printf %s\\n "write ${file}"
+        printf %s\\n "eval -no-hooks write ${file}"
         printf %s\\n "set buffer spell_tmp_file ${file}"
     }
     %sh{
diff --git a/rc/extra/clang.kak b/rc/extra/clang.kak
index 5f1cd9ba0..0466a7562 100644
--- a/rc/extra/clang.kak
+++ b/rc/extra/clang.kak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def clang-parse -params 0..1 -docstring "Parse the contents of the current buffe
         dir=$(mktemp -d -t kak-clang.XXXXXXXX)
         mkfifo ${dir}/fifo
         printf %s\\n "set buffer clang_tmp_dir ${dir}"
-        printf %s\\n "write ${dir}/buf"
+        printf %s\\n "eval -no-hooks write ${dir}/buf"
     }
     # end the previous %sh{} so that its output gets interpreted by kakoune
     # before launching the following as a background task.
diff --git a/rc/extra/flake8.kak b/rc/extra/flake8.kak
index d388c0cab..e8f779965 100644
--- a/rc/extra/flake8.kak
+++ b/rc/extra/flake8.kak
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def flake8-lint -params 0..1 -docstring "Lint the contents of the current buffer
         dir=$(mktemp -d -t kak-flake8.XXXXXXXX)
         mkfifo ${dir}/fifo
         echo "set buffer flake8_tmp_dir ${dir}"
-        echo "write ${dir}/buf"
+        echo "eval -no-hooks write ${dir}/buf"
     }
 
     # end the previous %sh{} so that its output gets interpreted by kakoune
diff --git a/rc/extra/jedi.kak b/rc/extra/jedi.kak
index bc295fe94..61ff5c853 100644
--- a/rc/extra/jedi.kak
+++ b/rc/extra/jedi.kak
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def jedi-complete -docstring "Complete the current selection with jedi" %{
         dir=$(mktemp -d -t kak-jedi.XXXXXXXX)
         mkfifo ${dir}/fifo
         printf %s\\n "set buffer jedi_tmp_dir ${dir}"
-        printf %s\\n "write ${dir}/buf"
+        printf %s\\n "eval -no-hooks write ${dir}/buf"
     }
     %sh{
         dir=${kak_opt_jedi_tmp_dir}