diff --git a/src/dictstat.c b/src/dictstat.c
index 0fbe1961f..b240da726 100644
--- a/src/dictstat.c
+++ b/src/dictstat.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int dictstat_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   snprintf (dictstat_ctx->filename, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/hashcat.dictstat", folder_config->profile_dir);
 
-  FILE *fp = fopen (dictstat_ctx->filename, "wb");
+  FILE *fp = fopen (dictstat_ctx->filename, "ab");
 
   if (fp == NULL)
   {
diff --git a/src/logfile.c b/src/logfile.c
index cac3fc743..51514ab45 100644
--- a/src/logfile.c
+++ b/src/logfile.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int logfile_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   logfile_ctx->enabled = true;
 
-  FILE *fp = fopen (logfile_ctx->logfile, "wb");
+  FILE *fp = fopen (logfile_ctx->logfile, "ab");
 
   if (fp == NULL)
   {