diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70341829..40fa1679 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ the Wine prefix. Removing the option will revert to the previous behavior.
 | Compat config string  | Environment Variable           | Description  |
 | :-------------------- | :----------------------------- | :----------- |
 |                       | <tt>PROTON_LOG</tt>            | Convenience method for dumping a useful debug log to `$HOME/steam-$APPID.log`. For more thorough logging, use `user_settings.py`. |
+|                       | <tt>PROTON_DUMP_DEBUG_COMMANDS</tt> | When running a game, Proton will write some useful debug scripts for that game into <tt>/tmp/proton_$USER/</tt>. |
 | <tt>wined3d11</tt>    | <tt>PROTON_USE_WINED3D11</tt>  | Use OpenGL-based wined3d instead of Vulkan-based DXVK for d3d11. |
 | <tt>nod3d11</tt>      | <tt>PROTON_NO_D3D11</tt>       | Disable <tt>d3d11.dll</tt>, for games which can fall back to and run better with d3d9. |
 | <tt>noesync</tt>      | <tt>PROTON_NO_ESYNC</tt>       | Do not use eventfd-based in-process synchronization primitives. |
diff --git a/proton b/proton
index fd186600..8497a4f0 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -463,14 +463,16 @@ def dump_dbg_scripts():
     os.chmod("/tmp/proton_run", 0755)
 
 def run():
-#    if "PROTON_DUMP_DEBUG_COMMAND" in os.environ: #for now, we are always dumping the debug scripts
-        dump_dbg_scripts()
-#    else: #see above
-        if game_arch == ARCH_UNKNOWN:
-            #probably a batch script or something, hopefully start.exe can handle it
-            run_wine([wine_path, "start", "/unix"] + sys.argv[2:])
-        else:
-            run_wine([wine_path] + sys.argv[2:])
+    if "PROTON_DUMP_DEBUG_COMMANDS" in os.environ:
+        try:
+            dump_dbg_scripts()
+        except:
+            log("Unable to write debug scripts to /tmp/, probably someone else already owns them.")
+    if game_arch == ARCH_UNKNOWN:
+        #probably a batch script or something, hopefully start.exe can handle it
+        run_wine([wine_path, "start", "/unix"] + sys.argv[2:])
+    else:
+        run_wine([wine_path] + sys.argv[2:])
 
 #determine mode
 if sys.argv[1] == "run":