diff --git a/talairach_avi/talairach_avi b/talairach_avi/talairach_avi
index f03ae69ff0a..5cb2cc49cfc 100755
--- a/talairach_avi/talairach_avi
+++ b/talairach_avi/talairach_avi
@@ -102,14 +102,19 @@ echo $cmd >>& $LF
 $cmd >>& $LF
 set st = $status
 
-# This used to assume that transforms was the outdir
-set cmd = (mv -f talsrcimg_to_${target}_t4_vox2vox.txt $OutDir)
-echo $cmd >>& $LF
-$cmd >>& $LF
-set st = $status
-if($st) then
-  echo "ERROR: avi2talxfm failed, see $LF"
-  exit 1;
+
+# This used to assume that "transforms" was the outdir
+set fname1 = `getfullpath talsrcimg_to_${target}_t4_vox2vox.txt`
+set fname2 = `getfullpath $OutDir/talsrcimg_to_${target}_t4_vox2vox.txt`
+if($fname1 != $fname2) then
+  set cmd = (mv -f $fname1 $fname2)
+  echo $cmd |& tee -a $LF
+  $cmd  |& tee -a $LF
+  set st = $status
+  if($st) then
+    echo "ERROR: avi2talxfm failed, see $LF"
+    exit 1;
+  endif
 endif
 
 # Create an lta version of the xfm for convenience