diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index 427795c2..9cae8111 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ Setting name (default value)                        what does it do?
 `TAG_SAVE_AS` ('tag/{name}.html')                   The location to save the tag page.
 ================================================    =====================================================
 
+Note: when any of `*_SAVE_AS` is set to False, files will not be created.
+
 Timezone
 --------
 
diff --git a/pelican/contents.py b/pelican/contents.py
index 593822a9..ba374ba1 100644
--- a/pelican/contents.py
+++ b/pelican/contents.py
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ class URLWrapper(object):
 
     def _from_settings(self, key):
         setting = "%s_%s" % (self.__class__.__name__.upper(), key)
-        return unicode(self.settings[setting]).format(**self.as_dict())
+        value = self.settings[setting]
+        if not isinstance(value, (str, unicode)):
+            logger.warning(u'%s is set to %s' % (setting, value))
+            return value
+        else:
+            return unicode(value).format(**self.as_dict())
 
     url = property(functools.partial(_from_settings, key='URL'))
     save_as = property(functools.partial(_from_settings, key='SAVE_AS'))
diff --git a/pelican/writers.py b/pelican/writers.py
index 4dd04a2a..593879e2 100644
--- a/pelican/writers.py
+++ b/pelican/writers.py
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class Writer(object):
         :param **kwargs: additional variables to pass to the templates
         """
 
+        if name is False:
+            return
+        elif not name:
+            # other stuff, just return for now
+            return
+
         def _write_file(template, localcontext, output_path, name):
             """Render the template write the file."""
             old_locale = locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL)