diff --git a/src/autocommand/autoparse.py b/src/autocommand/autoparse.py
index 11c1e02..0276a3f 100644
--- a/src/autocommand/autoparse.py
+++ b/src/autocommand/autoparse.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def work_with_file(name=sys.stdout):
                 # If it was a filename, f is closed at the end here.
     '''
     if isinstance(filename_or_file, (str, bytes, int)):
-        with open(filename_or_file) as file:
+        with open(filename_or_file, *args, **kwargs) as file:
             yield file
     else:
         yield filename_or_file
diff --git a/test/test_autoparse/test_smart_open.py b/test/test_autoparse/test_smart_open.py
index a101390..224c293 100644
--- a/test/test_autoparse/test_smart_open.py
+++ b/test/test_autoparse/test_smart_open.py
@@ -7,12 +7,35 @@ def test_smart_open_is_exported():
     assert autocommand.smart_open is smart_open
 
 
-def test_smart_open_path(tmpdir):
-    path = str(tmpdir.join('file.txt').ensure(file=True))
+def test_smart_open_path_read(tmpdir):
+    target = tmpdir.join('file.txt')
+    target.write("Hello")
+
+    with smart_open(str(target)) as file:
+        assert not file.closed
+        assert file.read() == "Hello"
+
+    assert file.closed
+
 
-    with smart_open(path, 'w') as file:
+def test_smart_open_path_write(tmpdir):
+    target = tmpdir.join('file.txt').ensure(file=True)
+
+    with smart_open(str(target), 'w') as file:
         assert not file.closed
+        file.write("Test Content")  # Tests that the file is writable
+
     assert file.closed
+    assert target.read() == "Test Content"
+
+
+def test_smart_open_path_create(tmpdir):
+    target = tmpdir.join("file.txt")
+
+    with smart_open(str(target), 'w') as file:
+        file.write("Test Content")
+
+    assert target.read() == "Test Content"
 
 
 def test_smart_open_file(tmpdir):