diff --git a/src/io/pifile.cpp b/src/io/pifile.cpp
index 8d02201c..de80cf33 100755
--- a/src/io/pifile.cpp
+++ b/src/io/pifile.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ PIFile::PIFile(const PIString & path, PIIODevice::DeviceMode mode): PIIODevice(p
 	fdi = -1;
 	setPrecision(5);
 	if (!path.isEmpty())
-		openDevice();
+		open();
 }
 
 
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ bool PIFile::openDevice() {
 	close();
 	PIString p = path();
 	if (p.isEmpty()) return false;
-	//piCout << "fopen " << path_.data() << ": " << strType(mode_).data() << fd;
 	if ((mode_ & PIIODevice::WriteOnly) == PIIODevice::WriteOnly) {
 		if (!isExists(p)) {
 			FILE * fd = fopen(p.data(), "w");
@@ -155,6 +154,7 @@ bool PIFile::openDevice() {
 		}
 	}
 	fd = _fopen_call_(p.data(), strType(mode_).data());
+	//piCout << "fopen " << path() << ": " << strType(mode_).data() << fd;
 	bool opened = (fd != 0);
 	if (opened) {
 		fdi = fileno(fd);