diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index 5f64c39b..a4aab016 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -757,8 +757,8 @@ func (v *View) Save(usePlugin bool) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if v.Type == vtHelp {
-		// We can't save the help text
+	if v.Type.scratch == true {
+		// We can't save any view type with scratch set. eg help and log text
 		return false
 	}
 	// If this is an empty buffer, ask for a filename