diff --git a/react-packager/src/SocketInterface/index.js b/react-packager/src/SocketInterface/index.js
index e2d70bbf..69b52a4f 100644
--- a/react-packager/src/SocketInterface/index.js
+++ b/react-packager/src/SocketInterface/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const SocketInterface = {
         sockPath = '\\\\.\\pipe\\' + sockPath
       }
 
-      if (fs.existsSync(sockPath)) {
+      if (existsSync(sockPath)) {
         var sock = net.connect(sockPath);
         sock.on('connect', () => {
           SocketClient.create(sockPath).then(
@@ -135,4 +135,13 @@ function createServer(resolve, reject, options, sockPath) {
   });
 }
 
+function existsSync(filename) {
+  try {
+    fs.accessSync(filename);
+    return true;
+  } catch(ex) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = SocketInterface;