diff --git a/lib/node-adapters/fsapi.js b/lib/node-adapters/fsapi.js
index 598d833..ba8e1b2 100644
--- a/lib/node-adapters/fsapi.js
+++ b/lib/node-adapters/fsapi.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function walkDir(parent, sub, opts) {
 
         // TODO stream sha1 (for assets)
         return fs
-          .readFileAsync(path.join(root, stat.name), null)
+          .readFile(path.join(root, stat.name), null)
           .then(function (buffer) {
             var contents = buffer.toString("utf8");
             file.sha1 = sha1sum(contents);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function getfs(blogdir, filepaths) {
   return forEachAsync(filepaths, function (filepath) {
     var pathname = safeResolve(blogdir, filepath);
     return fs
-      .lstatAsync(pathname)
+      .lstat(pathname)
       .then(function (stat) {
         return fs.readFile(pathname, null).then(function (buffer) {
           files.push({
@@ -304,13 +304,9 @@ function putfs(blogdir, files, options) {
       return forEachAsync(files, function (file) {
         // TODO use lastModifiedDate as per client request?
         // TODO compare sha1 sums for integrity
-        // NOTE existsAsync is backwards
         return fs
-          .existsAsync(file.realPath)
+          .access(file.realPath)
           .then(function () {
-            return fs.writeFile(file.realPath, file.contents, "utf8");
-          })
-          .catch(function (/*exists*/) {
             if (file.delete || !file.contents) {
               return fs.unlink(file.realPath);
             }
@@ -321,6 +317,9 @@ function putfs(blogdir, files, options) {
 
             return fs.writeFile(file.realPath, file.contents, "utf8");
           })
+          .catch(function () {
+            return fs.writeFile(file.realPath, file.contents, "utf8");
+          })
           .catch(function (e) {
             putfsResults.errors.push({
               type: "file",