diff --git a/src/neo.rb b/src/neo.rb
index af6c882..6ef420a 100644
--- a/src/neo.rb
+++ b/src/neo.rb
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ module Neo
 
     def add_progress(prog)
       @_contents = nil
-      exists = File.exists?(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME)
+      exists = File.exist?(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME)
       File.open(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME,'a+') do |f|
         f.print "#{',' if exists}#{prog}"
       end
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ module Neo
 
     def progress
       if @_contents.nil?
-        if File.exists?(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME)
+        if File.exist?(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME)
           File.open(PROGRESS_FILE_NAME,'r') do |f|
             @_contents = f.read.to_s.gsub(/\s/,'').split(',')
           end