diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py b/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
index 63dc95da..b4d9193a 100755
--- a/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ http://{blog}:2368""".format(blog=self.blog_host_ghost)
                                     break
                             stdout_log_fd.close()
                         if meta_data_path != "":
-                            meta_data_fd = open(meta_data_path,'w')
+                            meta_data_fd = open(meta_data_path,'w+')
                             meta_data_fd.write('$ Generated by Candela Technologies LANforge network testing tool\n')
                             meta_data_fd.write('$ meta.txt file location\n')
                             meta_data_fd.write("file {path}\n".format(path=meta_data_path))