diff --git a/src/djumbai_dequeue/djumbai_dequeue.c b/src/djumbai_dequeue/djumbai_dequeue.c
index 5a2a5f6..b6a61a3 100644
--- a/src/djumbai_dequeue/djumbai_dequeue.c
+++ b/src/djumbai_dequeue/djumbai_dequeue.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 int main() {
 	const char *message_queue_path = "/djumbai/fifos/message_queue";
 
-	if (access(message_queue_path, F_OK) != -1) {
+	if (faccessat(AT_FDCWD,message_queue_path, F_OK,AT_EACCESS) != -1) {
 		// FIFO exists, delete it
 		if (unlink(message_queue_path) == -1) {
 			perror("unlink");
diff --git a/src/djumbai_send/djumbai_send.c b/src/djumbai_send/djumbai_send.c
index b943a04..b898915 100644
--- a/src/djumbai_send/djumbai_send.c
+++ b/src/djumbai_send/djumbai_send.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int main() {
 		return 1;
 	}
 	const char *send_fifo_path = "fifos/send_fifo";
-	if (access(send_fifo_path, F_OK) != -1) {
+	if (faccessat(AT_FDCWD,send_fifo_path, F_OK,AT_EACCESS) != -1) {
 		// FIFO exists, delete it
 		if (unlink(send_fifo_path) == -1) {
 			perror("unlink");