diff --git a/can/io/logger.py b/can/io/logger.py
index b50825d3f..67b738218 100644
--- a/can/io/logger.py
+++ b/can/io/logger.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __new__(  # type: ignore
 
         file_or_filename: AcceptedIOType = filename
         if suffix == ".gz":
-            suffix, file_or_filename = Logger.compress(filename)
+            suffix, file_or_filename = Logger.compress(filename, *args, **kwargs)
 
         try:
             return Logger.message_writers[suffix](file_or_filename, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -98,13 +98,18 @@ def __new__(  # type: ignore
             ) from None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def compress(filename: StringPathLike) -> Tuple[str, FileLike]:
+    def compress(
+        filename: StringPathLike, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> Tuple[str, FileLike]:
         """
         Return the suffix and io object of the decompressed file.
         File will automatically recompress upon close.
         """
         real_suffix = pathlib.Path(filename).suffixes[-2].lower()
-        mode = "ab" if real_suffix == ".blf" else "at"
+        if kwargs.get("append", False):
+            mode = "ab" if real_suffix == ".blf" else "at"
+        else:
+            mode = "wb" if real_suffix == ".blf" else "wt"
 
         return real_suffix, gzip.open(filename, mode)