diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index eaa788f..fd71a0a 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -769,6 +769,11 @@
         "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "command-exists": {
+      "version": "1.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/command-exists/-/command-exists-1.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LTQ/SGc+s0Xc0Fu5WaKnR0YiygZkm9eKFvyS+fRsU7/ZWFF8ykFM6Pc9aCVf1+xasOOZpO3BAVgVrKvsqKHV7w=="
+    },
     "compress-commons": {
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compress-commons/-/compress-commons-4.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3b14be4..3038d49 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.2",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.0",
+    "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "config": "^3.2.3",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/backend/twitch.js b/backend/twitch.js
index b0ac965..2237bc9 100644
--- a/backend/twitch.js
+++ b/backend/twitch.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const path = require('path');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 const child_process = require('child_process');
+const commandExistsSync = require('command-exists').sync;
 
 async function getCommentsForVOD(vodId) {
     const exec = promisify(child_process.exec);
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ async function getCommentsForVOD(vodId) {
     const cliExt = is_windows ? '.exe' : ''
     const cliPath = `TwitchDownloaderCLI${cliExt}`
 
-    if (!fs.existsSync(cliPath)) {
+    if (!commandExistsSync(cliPath)) {
         logger.error(`${cliPath} does not exist. Twitch chat download failed! Get it here: https://github.com/lay295/TwitchDownloader`);
         return null;
     }