diff --git a/verse/editor.py b/verse/editor.py
index cffabb5..cc7ca30 100644
--- a/verse/editor.py
+++ b/verse/editor.py
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ def SaveUploadCssFile(editorform, newcssfolder):
     cssfile = editorform.cssfile.data
     cssfilename = f"{secure_filename(editorform.cssname.data)}.css"
     cssfile.save(os.path.join(newcssfolder, cssfilename))
-    openfile = open(os.path.join(newcssfolder, cssfilename), 'r+')
+    openfile = open(os.path.join(newcssfolder, cssfilename), 'r')
     cleancss = bleach.clean(openfile.read())
-    openfile.write(cleancss)
-    openfile.close
+    openfile.close()
+    cleanfile = open(os.path.join(newcssfolder, cssfilename), 'w')
+    cleanfile.write(cleancss)
+    cleanfile.close()
 
 
 def WriteCssToFile(editorform, newcssfolder):