diff --git a/list.go b/list.go
index 280986a..cbb1ea5 100644
--- a/list.go
+++ b/list.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func list(conn net.Conn, instance string) error {
 				log.Println(err)
 				continue
 			}
-			if exists, err := exists(info_path); exists && err == nil {
+			if exists, err := path_exists(info_path); exists && err == nil {
 				infofile_content, err := os.ReadFile(info_path)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Println(err)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7438b2c..6561555 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 	accept_clients(&ln, &instance, &running)
 }
 
-func exists(path string) (bool, error) {
+func path_exists(path string) (bool, error) {
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err == nil {
 		return true, nil
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func get_instance_path() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	home_instance_path, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(home, "boundaries"))
-	if exists, err := exists(home_instance_path); exists && err == nil {
+	if exists, err := path_exists(home_instance_path); exists && err == nil {
 		return home_instance_path, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/remove.go b/remove.go
index 7b513f6..211b3a9 100644
--- a/remove.go
+++ b/remove.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func remove(conn net.Conn, instance string, program string, keep_data bool) erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if exists, err := exists(package_path); !exists || err != nil {
+	if exists, err := path_exists(package_path); !exists || err != nil {
 		return errors.New("package not found")
 	}
 	err = os.RemoveAll(package_path)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func remove(conn net.Conn, instance string, program string, keep_data bool) erro
 		return err
 	}
 	var_path, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(instance, "var", program))
-	if exists, err := exists(var_path); exists && err == nil && !keep_data {
+	if exists, err := path_exists(var_path); exists && err == nil && !keep_data {
 		err = os.RemoveAll(var_path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 1c658aa..b0b089e 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func run(conn net.Conn, instance string, program string, arguments string, targe
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	if exists, err := exists(info_path); !exists || err != nil {
+	if exists, err := path_exists(info_path); !exists || err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.New("package " + program + " not found")
 	}