diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fed4ad3..2958170 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // SUPER IMPORTANT:
 // Node is extremely annoying and refuses to allow ESM imports in
-// CLI tools, so we have to use require here, do not change to import.
+// CLI tools, so we have to use require here. Do not change to import.
 const fs = require('node:fs').promises;
 const path = require('node:path');
 
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@ let originalManifestIndentation = 2;
 let originalManifestEOL = '\n';
 
 function fileExists (file) {
-  return fs.access(file, fs.constants.F_OK)
-    .then(() => {
-      return true;
-    })
-    .catch(() => {
-      return false;
-    });
+  return fs.existsSync(file);
 }
 
 function getVersions () {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8289b23..4881c7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "base-volta-off-of-nwjs",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": "./index.js",
   "license": "MIT",