diff --git a/lib/phpcbf.js b/lib/phpcbf.js
index fe48162..fbc139c 100644
--- a/lib/phpcbf.js
+++ b/lib/phpcbf.js
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ export default {
         return atom.notifications.addError('Could not find phpcbf executable.', {detail: err.message});
       }
 
-      let tempFile = tempWrite.sync(editor.getText());
-      let args = ['--no-patch', `--standard=${this.standard}`, tempFile];
+      let tempFile = atom.workspace.getActiveTextEditor().getPath();
+
+      let args = [`--standard=${this.standard}`, tempFile];
       childProcess.execFile(phpcbf, args, (err, stdOut, stdErr) => {
         // PHPCBF exits 1 for no apparent reason so we need to check stdErr is not empty.
         if (err && stdErr.length) {