diff --git a/src/org/jruby/RubyFile.java b/src/org/jruby/RubyFile.java
index 87c5bef1cf2..a8ce579685e 100644
--- a/src/org/jruby/RubyFile.java
+++ b/src/org/jruby/RubyFile.java
@@ -338,12 +338,8 @@ public IRubyObject initialize19(ThreadContext context, IRubyObject[] args, Block
             System.arraycopy(args, 0, newArgs, 0, newArgs.length);
             args = newArgs;
         }
-
-        if(hasOffset.isTrue()) {
-            return openFile19(context, args, true);
-        } else {
-            return openFile19(context, args, false);
-        }
+        
+        return openFile19(context, args, hasOffset.isTrue());
     }
 
     @JRubyMethod(required = 1)
diff --git a/src/org/jruby/util/io/ChannelDescriptor.java b/src/org/jruby/util/io/ChannelDescriptor.java
index 57356a411c4..6ccd4529cac 100644
--- a/src/org/jruby/util/io/ChannelDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/org/jruby/util/io/ChannelDescriptor.java
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ public static ChannelDescriptor open(String cwd, String path, ModeFlags flags, i
              * we need manual seeking.
              */
             boolean isInAppendMode;
-            if (flags.isWritable() && !flags.isReadable()) {
+            if (flags.isWritable() && !flags.isReadable() && !hasOffset) {
                 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(theFile, flags.isAppendable());
                 fileChannel = fos.getChannel();
                 fileDescriptor = fos.getFD();