diff --git a/soup.py b/soup.py
index 05bc68a..0413a94 100644
--- a/soup.py
+++ b/soup.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def write_backlinks(backlinks_dict):
 
             parse_node_backlink(i)
 
-        with open(backlinks_dict[page]["path"], 'r+') as f:
+        with open(backlinks_dict[page]["path"], "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             f.write(str(soup))
             print("write " + page + '!')