diff --git a/class/Logger.lua b/class/Logger.lua
index 194fc41..129ceec 100644
--- a/class/Logger.lua
+++ b/class/Logger.lua
@@ -1,31 +1,25 @@
 local util = include "util"
 
 --
 
 local Logger = lib "class" ("Logger")
 
 Logger:include(mixin "_has" ("Filename"))
 Logger:include(mixin "_has" ("File"))
 
 function Logger:initialize(filename)
     self:setFilename(filename)
-    self:initializeFile()
-end
-
-function Logger:initializeFile()
-    local file = io.open(self:getFilename(), "w+") -- makes sure file is empty
-    self:setFile(file)
 end
 
 function Logger:log(values)
     local line = ""
     local first = true
     util.foreachi(values, function (v)
         if not first then line = line .. ", " end
         line = line .. v
         first = false
     end)
-    self:getFile():write(line .. "\n")
+    lovr.filesystem.append(self:getFilename(), line .. "\n")
 end
 
 return Logger
\ No newline at end of file