diff --git a/network/a10/a10_server.py b/network/a10/a10_server.py
index 3c3ab5dbbc7..9716b43efbb 100644
--- a/network/a10/a10_server.py
+++ b/network/a10/a10_server.py
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ def main():
         else:
             result = dict(msg="the server was not present")
 
-    # if the config has changed, or we want to force a save, save the config unless otherwise requested
-    if changed or write_config:
+    # if the config has changed, save the config unless otherwise requested
+    if changed and write_config:
         write_result = axapi_call(module, session_url + '&method=system.action.write_memory')
         if axapi_failure(write_result):
             module.fail_json(msg="failed to save the configuration: %s" % write_result['response']['err']['msg'])