diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAllocationDatabase/sql/create_add_virtual_instrument.sql.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAllocationDatabase/sql/create_add_virtual_instrument.sql.py
index 72b3863d13c8201860330fc1ef1fb0d97639a7ad..2b65046861663d161bf1f62d709db2555170552a 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAllocationDatabase/sql/create_add_virtual_instrument.sql.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAllocationDatabase/sql/create_add_virtual_instrument.sql.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-with open("add_virtual_instrument.sql", 'w') as output:
+with open("add_virtual_instrument.sql", 'w+') as output:
 
   output.write("-- resourceassignment password for testing on mcu005 is the same as the password on the president's luggage +6\n")
   output.write("-- psql resourceassignment -U resourceassignment -f add_virtual_instrument.sql -W\n")