diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index ecadcfa..bdec901 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::io;
 
+use atomicwrites;
 use chownr;
 use failure::Fail;
 use serde_json;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Chownr(#[fail(cause)] chownr::Error),
     #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
     SerdeJson(#[fail(cause)] serde_json::error::Error),
+    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
+    AtomicWrite(#[fail(cause)] atomicwrites::Error<io::Error>),
 }
 
 impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
@@ -35,3 +38,9 @@ impl From<serde_json::error::Error> for Error {
         Error::SerdeJson(error)
     }
 }
+
+impl From<atomicwrites::Error<io::Error>> for Error {
+    fn from(error: atomicwrites::Error<io::Error>) -> Self {
+        Error::AtomicWrite(error)
+    }
+}