@@ -883,11 +883,11 @@
 			goto next;
 		}
 
 		@try {
 			OFString *mode =
-			    ([response statusCode] == 206 ? @"ab" : @"wb");
+			    ([response statusCode] == 206 ? @"a" : @"w");
 			_output = [[OFFile alloc] initWithPath: fileName
 							  mode: mode];
 		} @catch (OFOpenItemFailedException *e) {
 			[of_stderr writeLine:
 			    OF_LOCALIZED(@"failed_to_open_output",