diff --git a/ruby/lib/minitest/queue/order_reporter.rb b/ruby/lib/minitest/queue/order_reporter.rb
index 9e409576..705def54 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/minitest/queue/order_reporter.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/minitest/queue/order_reporter.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class Minitest::Queue::OrderReporter < Minitest::Reporters::BaseReporter
   def initialize(options = {})
     @path = options.delete(:path)
-    @file = nil
+    @file = File.open(@path, 'a+')
     super
   end
 
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ def report
 
   private
 
-  def file
-    @file ||= File.open(@path, 'a+')
-  end
+  attr_reader :file
 end