diff --git a/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h b/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
index f055e7c..4e86c8b 100644
--- a/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
+++ b/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct MccMovementPathFile {
 
         auto tp = std::chrono::duration_cast<d_t>(tdata.mountPos.epoch().UTC().time_since_epoch());
 
-        const std::string_view d_fmt = "{:f14.8}";
+        const std::string_view d_fmt = "{:14.8f}";
         const auto v = std::views::repeat(d_fmt, 7) | std::views::join_with(' ');
         std::string fmt = "{} " + std::string(v.begin(), v.end()) + " {}";
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct MccMovementPathFile {
         _buffer.clear();
     }
 
-    bool saveToFile(std::string const& filename, std::ios_base::openmode mode = std::ios_base::trunc)
+    bool saveToFile(std::string const& filename, std::ios_base::openmode mode = std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc)
     {
         if (filename.empty()) {
             return true;