diff --git a/real-auto-save.el b/real-auto-save.el
index 6d97d71..52b398a 100644
--- a/real-auto-save.el
+++ b/real-auto-save.el
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@
       (dolist (elem real-auto-save-buffers-list)
         (set-buffer elem)
         (if (and (buffer-file-name) (buffer-modified-p))
-            (save-buffer))))
+            (if (verify-visited-file-modtime) 
+                 (save-buffer) 
+               (message (format"%s has changed since visited or saved.  Not saved automatically." elem))) 
+           ))) 
     (real-auto-save-restart-timer)))
 
 (defun real-auto-save-remove-buffer-from-list ()