1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli/init.rb b/lib/bundler/cli/init.rb
index fa53e7c74b..40df797269 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli/init.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli/init.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ module Bundler
         exit 1
       end
 
+      unless File.writable?(Dir.pwd)
+        Bundler.ui.error "Can not create #{gemfile} as the current directory is not writable."
+        exit 1
+      end
+
       if options[:gemspec]
         gemspec = File.expand_path(options[:gemspec])
         unless File.exist?(gemspec)