diff --git a/localsettingswindows.py b/localsettingswindows.py
index 53225b2..8a42918 100644
--- a/localsettingswindows.py
+++ b/localsettingswindows.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ EXPOWEB = 'C:\\Expo\\expoweb\\'
 SURVEYS = 'E:\\surveys\\'
 SURVEY_SCANS = 'E:\\surveys\\surveyscans'
 
-LOGFILE = open(EXPOWEB+'troggle\\parsing_log.txt',"a+b")
+LOGFILE = EXPOWEB+'troggle\\parsing_log.txt'
 
 PHOTOS = 'C:\\Expo\\expoweb\\photos'