diff --git a/orchagent/orch.cpp b/orchagent/orch.cpp
index 05005e812c..13a8aff979 100644
--- a/orchagent/orch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/orch.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void Orch::logfileReopen()
      * empty file here.
      */
 
-    gRecordOfs.open(gRecordFile);
+    gRecordOfs.open(gRecordFile, std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::app);
 
     if (!gRecordOfs.is_open())
     {