diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index badd75f..7ffbc81 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "keywords": [
     "pdf", "forms", "poppler", "qt4", "cairo"
   ],
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/tpisto/pdf-fill-form.git"
diff --git a/src/NodePoppler.cc b/src/NodePoppler.cc
index 5531a4a..41ae68e 100644
--- a/src/NodePoppler.cc
+++ b/src/NodePoppler.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ using v8::Array;
 using v8::Value;
 
 inline bool fileExists (const std::string& name) {
-    return ( access( name.c_str(), F_OK ) != -1 );
+  if (FILE *file = fopen(name.c_str(), "r")) {
+      fclose(file);
+      return true;
+  } else {
+      return false;
+  }   
 }
 
 // Cairo write and read functions (to QBuffer)