diff --git a/src/directives/include.lua b/src/directives/include.lua
index e4f8e0b..1abdfdf 100644
--- a/src/directives/include.lua
+++ b/src/directives/include.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 function directives.include(env, file)
-	if (not os.execute("stat "..file..">/dev/null")) then
+	local f = io.open(file, "r")
+	if f == nil then
 		return false, "File `"..file.."' does not exist!"
 	end
-	local f = io.open(file, "r")
 	local fast = mkast(f, file)
 	fast.file = file
 	local code = generate(fast)