diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownTests.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownTests.kt
index 1dd4723..31a10e7 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownTests.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownTests.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MarkdownTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun newMarkdownTest() {
+    fun  newMarkdownTest() {
         onView(withId(R.id.markdown_edit))
                 .perform(typeText("# UI Testing\n\nThe quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."))
         openActionBarOverflowOrOptionsMenu(getApplicationContext())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/SplashActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/SplashActivity.kt
index f1030ca..a23a46f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/SplashActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/SplashActivity.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.R
+import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.viewmodel.PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
 
@@ -43,10 +44,8 @@ class SplashActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CoroutineScope {
             val uri = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                 intent?.data
                         ?: PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this@SplashActivity)
-                                .getString(
-                                        getString(R.string.pref_key_autosave_uri),
-                                        null
-                                )?.let {
+                                .getString(PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI, null)
+                                ?.let {
                                     Uri.parse(it)
                                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/fragment/MainFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/fragment/MainFragment.kt
index ed21617..53f1158 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/fragment/MainFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/fragment/MainFragment.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.Log
 import android.view.*
 import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
 import android.widget.Toast
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.utility.ErrorHandler
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.utility.errorHandlerImpl
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.view.adapter.EditPagerAdapter
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.viewmodel.MarkdownViewModel
+import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.viewmodel.PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_main.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import java.io.File
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class MainFragment : Fragment(), ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallba
             }
             R.id.action_save -> {
                 launch {
+                    Log.d("SimpleMarkdown", "Saving file from onOptionsItemSelected")
                     if (!viewModel.save(requireContext())) {
                         requestFileOp(REQUEST_SAVE_FILE)
                     } else {
@@ -154,32 +157,9 @@ class MainFragment : Fragment(), ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallba
 
     override fun onPause() {
         super.onPause()
+        val context = context?.applicationContext ?: return
         launch {
-            val context = context?.applicationContext ?: return@launch
-            withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                val sharedPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
-                val isAutoSaveEnabled = sharedPrefs.getBoolean(KEY_AUTOSAVE, true)
-                if (!shouldAutoSave || !isAutoSaveEnabled) {
-                    return@withContext
-                }
-
-                val uri = if (viewModel.save(context)) {
-                    viewModel.uri.value
-                } else {
-                    // The user has left the app, with autosave enabled, and we don't already have a
-                    // Uri for them or for some reason we were unable to save to the original Uri. In
-                    // this case, we need to just save to internal file storage so that we can recover
-                    val fileUri = Uri.fromFile(File(context.filesDir, viewModel.fileName.value!!))
-                    if (viewModel.save(context, fileUri)) {
-                        fileUri
-                    } else {
-                        null
-                    }
-                } ?: return@withContext
-                sharedPrefs.edit()
-                        .putString(getString(R.string.pref_key_autosave_uri), uri.toString())
-                        .apply()
-            }
+            viewModel.autosave(context, PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context))
         }
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +211,7 @@ class MainFragment : Fragment(), ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallba
                         }
                     } else {
                         PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(requireContext()).edit {
-                            putString(getString(R.string.pref_key_autosave_uri), data.data.toString())
+                            putString(PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI, data.data.toString())
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -243,6 +223,7 @@ class MainFragment : Fragment(), ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallba
 
                 launch {
                     context?.let {
+                        Log.d("SimpleMarkdown", "Saving file from onActivityResult")
                         viewModel.save(it, data.data)
                     }
                 }
@@ -252,10 +233,10 @@ class MainFragment : Fragment(), ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallba
     }
 
     private fun promptSaveOrDiscardChanges() {
-        if (viewModel.shouldPromptSave()) {
+        if (!viewModel.shouldPromptSave()) {
             viewModel.reset("Untitled.md")
             PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(requireContext()).edit {
-                remove(getString(R.string.pref_key_autosave_uri))
+                remove(PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI)
             }
             return
         }
@@ -266,7 +247,7 @@ class MainFragment : Fragment(), ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallba
                 .setNegativeButton(R.string.action_discard) { _, _ ->
                     viewModel.reset("Untitled.md")
                     PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(requireContext()).edit {
-                        remove(getString(R.string.pref_key_autosave_uri))
+                        remove(PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI)
                     }
                 }
                 .setPositiveButton(R.string.action_save) { _, _ ->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/viewmodel/MarkdownViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/viewmodel/MarkdownViewModel.kt
index d7dd37c..987cd0d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/viewmodel/MarkdownViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/viewmodel/MarkdownViewModel.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 package com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.viewmodel
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
+import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.R
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.utility.getName
+import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.view.fragment.MainFragment
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.Reader
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 
+const val PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI = "autosave.uri"
+
 class MarkdownViewModel : ViewModel() {
-    val fileName = MutableLiveData<String>("Untitled.md")
+    val fileName = MutableLiveData<String?>("Untitled.md")
     val markdownUpdates = MutableLiveData<String>()
     val editorActions = MutableLiveData<EditorAction>()
     val uri = MutableLiveData<Uri?>()
@@ -68,6 +76,32 @@ class MarkdownViewModel : ViewModel() {
         }
     }
 
+    suspend fun autosave(context: Context, sharedPrefs: SharedPreferences) {
+        val isAutoSaveEnabled = sharedPrefs.getBoolean(MainFragment.KEY_AUTOSAVE, true)
+        if (!isDirty.get() || !isAutoSaveEnabled) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        val uri = if (save(context)) {
+            Log.d("SimpleMarkdown", "Saving file from onPause")
+            uri.value
+        } else {
+            // The user has left the app, with autosave enabled, and we don't already have a
+            // Uri for them or for some reason we were unable to save to the original Uri. In
+            // this case, we need to just save to internal file storage so that we can recover
+            val fileUri = Uri.fromFile(File(context.filesDir, fileName.value?: "Untitled.md"))
+            Log.d("SimpleMarkdown", "Saving file from onPause failed, trying again")
+            if (save(context, fileUri)) {
+                fileUri
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
+        } ?: return
+        sharedPrefs.edit()
+                .putString(PREF_KEY_AUTOSAVE_URI, uri.toString())
+                .apply()
+    }
+
     fun reset(untitledFileName: String) {
         fileName.postValue(untitledFileName)
         uri.postValue(null)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d5cee08..d45b3f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     <string name="pref_key_dark_mode_light" translatable="false">light</string>
     <string name="pref_key_dark_mode_dark" translatable="false">dark</string>
     <string name="pref_key_dark_mode_auto" translatable="false">auto</string>
-    <string name="pref_key_autosave_uri" translatable="false">autosave.uri</string>
     <string name="save_changes">Save Changes</string>
     <string name="prompt_save_changes">Would you like to save your changes?</string>
     <string name="action_discard">Discard</string>