diff --git a/init.d/programming/common.el b/init.d/programming/common.el
index c87d921..03c9009 100644
--- a/init.d/programming/common.el
+++ b/init.d/programming/common.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; common.el --- Common programming settings. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; Time-stamp: <2020-10-14T21:42:02+0200>
+;; Time-stamp: <2020-10-27T12:09:21+0100>
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ collapse other projects."
   :config (defun my/maybe-copyright-update ()
             "Update existing copyright notice to indicate the current
 year if mode is derived from prog-mode."
-            (if (derived-mode-p 'prog-mode)
+            (if (and my/reformat-save (derived-mode-p 'prog-mode))
                 (copyright-update)))
   :hook (before-save . my/maybe-copyright-update))