diff --git a/interface/src/storage.rs b/interface/src/storage.rs
index 75fdc5d..9f35dd4 100644
--- a/interface/src/storage.rs
+++ b/interface/src/storage.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::{Read, Write}, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
+use anyhow::Result;
 
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct StorageManager {
 
 impl StorageManager {
     pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self> {
-        let map = if let Ok(mut file) = File::open(path) {
+        let map = if let Ok(mut file) = File::open(path.clone()) {
             let mut vec = Vec::new();
             file.read_to_end(&mut vec)?;
             postcard::from_bytes(&vec)?
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ impl StorageManager {
     pub fn save(&self) {
         let map = postcard::to_stdvec_cobs(&self.map).unwrap();
 
-        let mut backing_file = File::open(self.storage.as_path()).unwrap();
+        let mut backing_file = File::options().write(true).truncate(true).create(true)
+            .open(self.storage.as_path()).unwrap();
         backing_file.write_all(&map).unwrap();
     }