diff --git a/firmware/application/file.cpp b/firmware/application/file.cpp
index 4898ee74d..3695063dc 100644
--- a/firmware/application/file.cpp
+++ b/firmware/application/file.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ File::~File() {
 	close();
 }
 
-bool File::open_for_append(const std::string& file_path) {
+bool File::open(const std::string& file_path) {
 	const auto open_result = f_open(&f, file_path.c_str(), FA_WRITE | FA_OPEN_ALWAYS);
-	if( open_result == FR_OK ) {
+	return (open_result == FR_OK);
+}
+
+bool File::open_for_append(const std::string& file_path) {
+	if( open(file_path) ) {
 		const auto seek_result = f_lseek(&f, f_size(&f));
 		if( seek_result == FR_OK ) {
 			return true;
diff --git a/firmware/application/file.hpp b/firmware/application/file.hpp
index 533bc4562..17ac5a7cd 100644
--- a/firmware/application/file.hpp
+++ b/firmware/application/file.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class File {
 public:
 	~File();
 
+	bool open(const std::string& file_path);
 	bool open_for_append(const std::string& file_path);
 	bool close();