diff --git a/docs/guides/read-file/exists.md b/docs/guides/read-file/exists.md
index fd6cbbf9a4..0359f57286 100644
--- a/docs/guides/read-file/exists.md
+++ b/docs/guides/read-file/exists.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The `Bun.file()` function accepts a path and returns a `BunFile` instance. Use t
 const path = "/path/to/package.json";
 const file = Bun.file(path);
 
-file.exists(); // boolean;
+await file.exists(); // boolean;
 ```
 
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