diff --git a/lib/youtube-dl.js b/lib/youtube-dl.js
index c215a41..71b972d 100644
--- a/lib/youtube-dl.js
+++ b/lib/youtube-dl.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 var spawn        = require('child_process').spawn
   , EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
+  , fs           = require('fs')
   , path         = require('path')
+  , exists       = fs.exists || path.exists
+  ;
 
 
 // arguments we dont want users to use with youtube-dl
@@ -33,11 +36,11 @@ var parseOpts = function(args) {
 
 // check that youtube-dl file exists
 var file = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'youtube-dl');
-path.exists(file, function(exists) {
+exists(file, function(exists) {
   if (exists) return;
 
   require(__dirname + '/../scripts/download');
-  path.exists(file, function(exists) {
+  exists(file, function(exists) {
     if (!exists) {
       throw new Error('youtube-dl file does not exist. tried to download it but failed.');
     }