diff --git a/pipenv/_compat.py b/pipenv/_compat.py
index c1f9127f..d6ae5644 100644
--- a/pipenv/_compat.py
+++ b/pipenv/_compat.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import io
 import os
 import six
 import warnings
-from tempfile import _bin_openflags, gettempdir, _mkstemp_inner, mkdtemp
+from tempfile import _bin_openflags, gettempdir, _mkstemp_inner, mkdtemp, _text_openflags
 from .utils import (logging, rmtree)
 
 try:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ except ImportError:
                 _types.add(str)
             elif isinstance(type(arg), bytes):
                 _types.add(bytes)
-            else:
+            elif arg:
                 _types.add(type(arg))
         return _types.pop()
 
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ def NamedTemporaryFile(
     if os.name == "nt" and delete:
         flags |= os.O_TEMPORARY
     if six.PY2:
+        flags = _text_openflags if 'b' not in mode else flags
         (fd, name) = _mkstemp_inner(dir, prefix, suffix, flags)
     else:
         (fd, name) = _mkstemp_inner(dir, prefix, suffix, flags, output_type)
diff --git a/pipenv/utils.py b/pipenv/utils.py
index 4bd894a0..e8c94215 100644
--- a/pipenv/utils.py
+++ b/pipenv/utils.py
@@ -1305,8 +1305,6 @@ def atomic_open_for_write(target, binary=False, newline=None, encoding=None):
       target with this new file.
     """
     from ._compat import NamedTemporaryFile
-    if six.PY2:
-        binary = True
     mode = 'w+b' if binary else 'w'
     f = NamedTemporaryFile(
         dir=os.path.dirname(target),