diff --git a/lib/fdiff/utils.py b/lib/fdiff/utils.py
index 3b2aec6..62b90ed 100644
--- a/lib/fdiff/utils.py
+++ b/lib/fdiff/utils.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 def file_exists(path):
     """Validates file path as existing local file"""
-    return os.path.isfile(path)
+    return os.path.exists(path)
 
 
 def get_file_modtime(path):