diff --git a/src/segment.rs b/src/segment.rs
index 2d4118a..3a8e6f6 100644
--- a/src/segment.rs
+++ b/src/segment.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Segment {
         let file = OpenOptions::new()
             .read(true)
             .write(true)
-            .create(true)
+            .create(false)
             .open(&path)?;
 
         let mmap = MmapViewSync::from_file(&file, 0, capacity)?;