diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index ee134f0e3ee..50aad659d0a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -2091,8 +2091,8 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
                             os.rename(b_tmp_dest_name, b_dest)
                         except (shutil.Error, OSError, IOError):
                             e = get_exception()
-                            if unsafe_writes:
-                                self._unsafe_writes(b_tmp_dest_name, b_dest, e)
+                            if unsafe_writes and e.errno == errno.EBUSY:
+                                self._unsafe_writes(b_tmp_dest_name, b_dest)
                             else:
                                 self.fail_json(msg='Unable to rename file: %s to %s: %s' % (src, dest, e))
                     except (shutil.Error, OSError, IOError):
@@ -2114,27 +2114,23 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
             # rename might not preserve context
             self.set_context_if_different(dest, context, False)
 
-    def _unsafe_writes(self, src, dest, exception):
+    def _unsafe_writes(self, src, dest):
         # sadly there are some situations where we cannot ensure atomicity, but only if
         # the user insists and we get the appropriate error we update the file unsafely
-        if exception.errno == errno.EBUSY:
-            #TODO: issue warning that this is an unsafe operation, but doing it cause user insists
+        try:
             try:
-                try:
-                    out_dest = open(dest, 'wb')
-                    in_src = open(src, 'rb')
-                    shutil.copyfileobj(in_src, out_dest)
-                finally:  # assuring closed files in 2.4 compatible way
-                    if out_dest:
-                        out_dest.close()
-                    if in_src:
-                        in_src.close()
-            except (shutil.Error, OSError, IOError):
-                e = get_exception()
-                self.fail_json(msg='Could not write data to file (%s) from (%s): %s' % (dest, src, e))
+                out_dest = open(dest, 'wb')
+                in_src = open(src, 'rb')
+                shutil.copyfileobj(in_src, out_dest)
+            finally:  # assuring closed files in 2.4 compatible way
+                if out_dest:
+                    out_dest.close()
+                if in_src:
+                    in_src.close()
+        except (shutil.Error, OSError, IOError):
+            e = get_exception()
+            self.fail_json(msg='Could not write data to file (%s) from (%s): %s' % (dest, src, e))
 
-        else:
-            self.fail_json(msg='Could not replace file: %s to %s: %s' % (src, dest, exception))
 
     def _read_from_pipes(self, rpipes, rfds, file_descriptor):
         data = b('')