diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index f0a28832..ce024609 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ===== trunk  =====
+20.10.2011
+- @silenced unlink() in Smarty_Internal_Write_File since debuggers go haywire without it.
+
 19.10.2011
 - revert PHP4 constructor message
 - fixed PHP4 constructor message
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_write_file.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_write_file.php
index aae600ee..743503b0 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_write_file.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_write_file.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Write_File {
         }
 
         // remove original file
-        unlink($_filepath);
+        @unlink($_filepath);
 
         // rename tmp file
         $success = rename($_tmp_file, $_filepath);