diff --git a/mdevaluate/reader.py b/mdevaluate/reader.py
index e889322..6416c3c 100755
--- a/mdevaluate/reader.py
+++ b/mdevaluate/reader.py
@@ -104,9 +104,17 @@ def is_writeable(fname):
     return False
 
 
-def nojump_filename(reader):
+def nojump_load_filename(reader):
     directory, fname = path.split(reader.filename)
     fname = path.join(directory, '.{}.nojump.npz'.format(fname))
+    if not is_writeable(directory):
+        fname_fallback = os.path.join(
+            os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.mdevaluate/nojump'),
+            directory.lstrip('/'),
+            '.{}.nojump.npz'.format(fname)
+        )
+        if os.path.exists(fname_fallback):
+            return fname_fallback
     if os.path.exists(fname) or is_writeable(directory):
         return fname
     else:
@@ -118,6 +126,22 @@ def nojump_filename(reader):
         logger.info('Saving nojump to {}, since original location is not writeable.'.format(fname))
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fname), exist_ok=True)
         return fname
+    
+def nojump_save_filename(reader):
+    directory, fname = path.split(reader.filename)
+    fname = path.join(directory, '.{}.nojump.npz'.format(fname))
+    if is_writeable(directory):
+        return fname
+    else:
+        fname = os.path.join(
+            os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.mdevaluate/nojump'),
+            directory.lstrip('/'),
+            '.{}.nojump.npz'.format(fname)
+        )
+        logger.info('Saving nojump to {}, since original location is not writeable.'.format(fname))
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fname), exist_ok=True)
+        return fname   
+    
 
 
 CSR_ATTRS = ('data', 'indices', 'indptr')
@@ -173,17 +197,17 @@ def save_nojump_matrixes(reader, matrixes=None):
         for attr in CSR_ATTRS:
             data['{}_{}'.format(attr, d)] = getattr(mat, attr)
 
-    np.savez(nojump_filename(reader), **data)
+    np.savez(nojump_save_filename(reader), **data)
 
 
 def load_nojump_matrixes(reader):
-    zipname = nojump_filename(reader)
+    zipname = nojump_load_filename(reader)
     try:
         data = np.load(zipname, allow_pickle=True)
     except (AttributeError, BadZipFile, OSError):
         # npz-files can be corrupted, propably a bug for big arrays saved with savez_compressed?
         logger.info('Removing zip-File: %s', zipname)
-        os.remove(nojump_filename(reader))
+        os.remove(nojump_load_filename(reader))
         return
     try:
         if data['checksum'] == checksum(NOJUMP_MAGIC, checksum(reader)):
@@ -194,12 +218,12 @@ def load_nojump_matrixes(reader):
                 )
                 for d in range(3)
             )
-            logger.info('Loaded Nojump Matrixes: {}'.format(nojump_filename(reader)))
+            logger.info('Loaded Nojump Matrixes: {}'.format(nojump_load_filename(reader)))
         else:
-            logger.info('Invlaid Nojump Data: {}'.format(nojump_filename(reader)))
+            logger.info('Invlaid Nojump Data: {}'.format(nojump_load_filename(reader)))
     except KeyError:
         logger.info('Removing zip-File: %s', zipname)
-        os.remove(nojump_filename(reader))
+        os.remove(nojump_load_filename(reader))
         return
 
 
@@ -277,7 +301,7 @@ class BaseReader:
         """
         self.rd = rd
         self._nojump_matrixes = None
-        if path.exists(nojump_filename(self)):
+        if path.exists(nojump_load_filename(self)):
             load_nojump_matrixes(self)
 
     def __getitem__(self, item):