diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index d240772e..5118722a 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -53,13 +53,18 @@ pub fn cargo_home() -> Result<&'static Path, io::Error> {
         .map(ops::Deref::deref)
 }
 
+/// Returned file is readable and writable.
 pub fn create_if_not_exist(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<fs::File> {
     let path = path.as_ref();
 
-    fs::File::options()
+    let mut options = fs::File::options();
+    options.read(true).write(true);
+
+    options
+        .clone()
         .create_new(true)
         .open(path)
-        .or_else(|_| fs::File::open(path))
+        .or_else(|_| options.open(path))
 }
 
 pub async fn await_task<T>(task: tokio::task::JoinHandle<miette::Result<T>>) -> miette::Result<T> {