diff --git a/fs/os_file.go b/fs/os_file.go
index 7238677..f2e0ccd 100644
--- a/fs/os_file.go
+++ b/fs/os_file.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package fs
 
 import (
-	"io"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -17,11 +16,11 @@ func openOSFile(name string) (File, error) {
 	}
 
 	// get the file size
-	size, err := fd.Seek(0, io.SeekEnd)
+	stat, err := fd.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &OSFile{fd: fd, size: size}, nil
+	return &OSFile{fd: fd, size: stat.Size()}, nil
 }
 
 func (of *OSFile) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 80307e2..63c6672 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ func checkOptions(options Options) error {
 }
 
 func (t *Table) readMeta() error {
+	file, err := fs.Open(filepath.Join(t.options.DirPath, metaFileName), fs.OSFileSystem)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	t.metaFile = file
+	t.meta = &tableMeta{}
+
 	// init meta file if not exist
-	if t.metaFile == nil {
-		file, err := fs.Open(filepath.Join(t.options.DirPath, metaFileName), fs.OSFileSystem)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		t.meta = &tableMeta{
-			NumBuckets:      1,
-			SlotValueLength: t.options.SlotValueLength,
-		}
+	if file.Size() == 0 {
+		t.meta.NumBuckets = 1
+		t.meta.SlotValueLength = t.options.SlotValueLength
 		t.meta.BucketSize = slotsPerBucket*(4+t.meta.SlotValueLength) + bucketNextOffsetLen
-		t.metaFile = file
 	} else {
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(t.metaFile)
 		if err := decoder.Decode(t.meta); err != nil {