diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
index 0239f7d2eb..5c7b21dd3c 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
@@ -106,6 +107,44 @@ func newTable(path string, name string, readMeter metrics.Meter, writeMeter metr
 	return newCustomTable(path, name, readMeter, writeMeter, 2*1000*1000*1000, disableSnappy)
 }
 
+// openFreezerFile opens a freezer table file and seeks to the end
+func openFreezerFileForAppend(filename string) (*os.File, error) {
+	//open the file without the O_APPEND flag
+	//because it has differing behaviour during Truncate operations
+	//on different OS's
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	//seek to end for append
+	if _, err = file.Seek(0, io.SeekEnd); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return file, nil
+}
+
+// openFreezerFile opens a freezer table file for read only access
+func openFreezerFileForReadOnly(filename string) (*os.File, error) {
+	return os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_RDONLY, 0644)
+}
+
+// openFreezerFile opens a freezer table making sure it is truncated
+func openFreezerFileTruncated(filename string) (*os.File, error) {
+	return os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+}
+
+// truncateFreezerFile resizes a freezer table file and seeks to the end
+func truncateFreezerFile(file *os.File, size int64) error {
+	if err := file.Truncate(size); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	//seek to end for append
+	if _, err := file.Seek(0, io.SeekEnd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // newCustomTable opens a freezer table, creating the data and index files if they are
 // non existent. Both files are truncated to the shortest common length to ensure
 // they don't go out of sync.
@@ -122,7 +161,7 @@ func newCustomTable(path string, name string, readMeter metrics.Meter, writeMete
 		// compressed idx
 		idxName = fmt.Sprintf("%s.cidx", name)
 	}
-	offsets, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(path, idxName), os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	offsets, err := openFreezerFileForAppend(filepath.Join(path, idxName))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -163,7 +202,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 	}
 	// Ensure the index is a multiple of indexEntrySize bytes
 	if overflow := stat.Size() % indexEntrySize; overflow != 0 {
-		t.index.Truncate(stat.Size() - overflow) // New file can't trigger this path
+		truncateFreezerFile(t.index, stat.Size()-overflow) // New file can't trigger this path
 	}
 	// Retrieve the file sizes and prepare for truncation
 	if stat, err = t.index.Stat(); err != nil {
@@ -188,7 +227,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 
 	t.index.ReadAt(buffer, offsetsSize-indexEntrySize)
 	lastIndex.unmarshalBinary(buffer)
-	t.head, err = t.openFile(lastIndex.filenum, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE)
+	t.head, err = t.openFile(lastIndex.filenum, openFreezerFileForAppend)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -204,7 +243,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 		// Truncate the head file to the last offset pointer
 		if contentExp < contentSize {
 			t.logger.Warn("Truncating dangling head", "indexed", common.StorageSize(contentExp), "stored", common.StorageSize(contentSize))
-			if err := t.head.Truncate(contentExp); err != nil {
+			if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.head, contentExp); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			contentSize = contentExp
@@ -212,7 +251,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 		// Truncate the index to point within the head file
 		if contentExp > contentSize {
 			t.logger.Warn("Truncating dangling indexes", "indexed", common.StorageSize(contentExp), "stored", common.StorageSize(contentSize))
-			if err := t.index.Truncate(offsetsSize - indexEntrySize); err != nil {
+			if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.index, offsetsSize-indexEntrySize); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			offsetsSize -= indexEntrySize
@@ -223,7 +262,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) repair() error {
 			if newLastIndex.filenum != lastIndex.filenum {
 				// release earlier opened file
 				t.releaseFile(lastIndex.filenum)
-				t.head, err = t.openFile(newLastIndex.filenum, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE)
+				t.head, err = t.openFile(newLastIndex.filenum, openFreezerFileForAppend)
 				if stat, err = t.head.Stat(); err != nil {
 					// TODO, anything more we can do here?
 					// A data file has gone missing...
@@ -264,12 +303,12 @@ func (t *freezerTable) preopen() (err error) {
 	t.releaseFilesAfter(0, false)
 	// Open all except head in RDONLY
 	for i := t.tailId; i < t.headId; i++ {
-		if _, err = t.openFile(i, os.O_RDONLY); err != nil {
+		if _, err = t.openFile(i, openFreezerFileForReadOnly); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	// Open head in read/write
-	t.head, err = t.openFile(t.headId, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE)
+	t.head, err = t.openFile(t.headId, openFreezerFileForAppend)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -284,7 +323,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncate(items uint64) error {
 	}
 	// Something's out of sync, truncate the table's offset index
 	t.logger.Warn("Truncating freezer table", "items", t.items, "limit", items)
-	if err := t.index.Truncate(int64(items+1) * indexEntrySize); err != nil {
+	if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.index, int64(items+1)*indexEntrySize); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Calculate the new expected size of the data file and truncate it
@@ -299,7 +338,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncate(items uint64) error {
 	if expected.filenum != t.headId {
 		// If already open for reading, force-reopen for writing
 		t.releaseFile(expected.filenum)
-		newHead, err := t.openFile(expected.filenum, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE)
+		newHead, err := t.openFile(expected.filenum, openFreezerFileForAppend)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -310,7 +349,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncate(items uint64) error {
 		t.head = newHead
 		atomic.StoreUint32(&t.headId, expected.filenum)
 	}
-	if err := t.head.Truncate(int64(expected.offset)); err != nil {
+	if err := truncateFreezerFile(t.head, int64(expected.offset)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// All data files truncated, set internal counters and return
@@ -344,7 +383,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) Close() error {
 }
 
 // openFile assumes that the write-lock is held by the caller
-func (t *freezerTable) openFile(num uint32, flag int) (f *os.File, err error) {
+func (t *freezerTable) openFile(num uint32, opener func(string) (*os.File, error)) (f *os.File, err error) {
 	var exist bool
 	if f, exist = t.files[num]; !exist {
 		var name string
@@ -353,7 +392,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) openFile(num uint32, flag int) (f *os.File, err error) {
 		} else {
 			name = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%04d.cdat", t.name, num)
 		}
-		f, err = os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(t.path, name), flag, 0644)
+		f, err = opener(filepath.Join(t.path, name))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -413,32 +452,27 @@ func (t *freezerTable) Append(item uint64, blob []byte) error {
 		// we need a new file, writing would overflow
 		t.lock.RUnlock()
 		t.lock.Lock()
-		nextId := atomic.LoadUint32(&t.headId) + 1
+		nextID := atomic.LoadUint32(&t.headId) + 1
 		// We open the next file in truncated mode -- if this file already
 		// exists, we need to start over from scratch on it
-		newHead, err := t.openFile(nextId, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC)
+		newHead, err := t.openFile(nextID, openFreezerFileTruncated)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.lock.Unlock()
 			return err
 		}
 		// Close old file, and reopen in RDONLY mode
 		t.releaseFile(t.headId)
-		t.openFile(t.headId, os.O_RDONLY)
+		t.openFile(t.headId, openFreezerFileForReadOnly)
 
 		// Swap out the current head
 		t.head = newHead
 		atomic.StoreUint32(&t.headBytes, 0)
-		atomic.StoreUint32(&t.headId, nextId)
+		atomic.StoreUint32(&t.headId, nextID)
 		t.lock.Unlock()
 		t.lock.RLock()
 	}
 
 	defer t.lock.RUnlock()
-
-	if _, err := t.head.Seek(0, 2); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if _, err := t.head.Write(blob); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -448,7 +482,6 @@ func (t *freezerTable) Append(item uint64, blob []byte) error {
 		offset:  newOffset,
 	}
 	// Write indexEntry
-	t.index.Seek(0, 2)
 	t.index.Write(idx.marshallBinary())
 	t.writeMeter.Mark(int64(bLen + indexEntrySize))
 	atomic.AddUint64(&t.items, 1)