diff --git a/res/raw/torrc b/res/raw/torrc
index 1ebabf77..e222fe7e 100644
--- a/res/raw/torrc
+++ b/res/raw/torrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Log notice stdout
 ControlPortWriteToFile /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin/control.txt
 ControlPort auto
-CookieAuthentication 1
\ No newline at end of file
+CookieAuthentication 1
+AvoidDiskWrites 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/raw/torrcdiag b/res/raw/torrcdiag
index df379707..c102d81d 100644
--- a/res/raw/torrcdiag
+++ b/res/raw/torrcdiag
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ Log debug stdout
 ControlPortWriteToFile /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin/control.txt
 ControlPort auto
 CookieAuthentication 1
+AvoidDiskWrites 1
\ No newline at end of file