diff --git a/doc/guard.nvim.txt b/doc/guard.nvim.txt
index 7bb4c79..c27c840 100644
--- a/doc/guard.nvim.txt
+++ b/doc/guard.nvim.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*guard.nvim.txt*         For NVIM v0.8.0         Last change: 2024 December 03
+*guard.nvim.txt*         For NVIM v0.8.0         Last change: 2024 December 07
 
 ==============================================================================
 Table of Contents                               *guard.nvim-table-of-contents*
diff --git a/lua/guard/events.lua b/lua/guard/events.lua
index 20ae9a9..25da79b 100644
--- a/lua/guard/events.lua
+++ b/lua/guard/events.lua
@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@ local M = {}
 M.group = api.nvim_create_augroup('Guard', { clear = true })
 
 function M.try_attach_to_buf(buf)
-  if
-    #api.nvim_get_autocmds({
-      group = M.group,
-      event = 'BufWritePre',
-      buffer = buf,
-    }) > 0
-  then
-    -- already attached
+  if not util.check_should_attach(buf) then
     return
   end
   au('BufWritePre', {
diff --git a/lua/guard/util.lua b/lua/guard/util.lua
index bdb5e13..25ebebd 100644
--- a/lua/guard/util.lua
+++ b/lua/guard/util.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ end
 --- @param filename string
 --- @return string|false
 local function exists(filename)
+  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: undefined-field
   local stat = vim.uv.fs_stat(filename)
   return stat and stat.type or false
 end
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ end
 ---@return string, string?
 function M.buf_get_info(buf)
   local fname = vim.fn.fnameescape(api.nvim_buf_get_name(buf))
+  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: undefined-field
   return fname, M.get_lsp_root() or vim.uv.cwd()
 end
 
@@ -215,4 +217,16 @@ function M.eval(xs)
   end, xs)
 end
 
+---@param buf number
+---@return boolean
+function M.check_should_attach(buf)
+  local bo = vim.bo[buf]
+  -- check if it's not attached already and has an underlying file
+  return #api.nvim_get_autocmds({
+    group = M.group,
+    event = 'BufWritePre',
+    buffer = buf,
+  }) == 0 and bo.buftype ~= 'nofile'
+end
+
 return M