diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 6a7d36c4..0bef50ab 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.suppressSensitiveInformation = exports.hasRequiredParameters = exports.generateRepositoryPath = exports.generateTokenType = exports.isNullOrUndefined = void 0;
 const core_1 = require("@actions/core");
+const fs_1 = __importDefault(require("fs"));
 /* Utility function that checks to see if a value is undefined or not. */
 exports.isNullOrUndefined = (value) => typeof value === 'undefined' || value === null || value === '';
 /* Generates a token type used for the action. */
@@ -34,11 +38,9 @@ exports.hasRequiredParameters = (action) => {
     if (action.folder.startsWith('/') || action.folder.startsWith('./')) {
         throw new Error("Incorrectly formatted build folder. The deployment folder cannot be prefixed with '/' or './'. Instead reference the folder name directly.");
     }
-    // if (!existsSync(action.folder) && action.folder !== action.root) {
-    //   throw new Error(
-    //     `The ${action.folder} directory you're trying to deploy doesn't exist. ❗`
-    //   )
-    // }
+    if (!fs_1.default.existsSync(action.folder) && action.folder !== action.root) {
+        throw new Error(`The ${action.folder} directory you're trying to deploy doesn't exist. ❗`);
+    }
 };
 /* Suppresses sensitive information from being exposed in error messages. */
 exports.suppressSensitiveInformation = (str, action) => {
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 71f01931..5a99c130 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {isDebug} from '@actions/core'
-// import {existsSync} from 'fs'
+import fs from 'fs'
 import {ActionInterface} from './constants'
 
 /* Utility function that checks to see if a value is undefined or not. */
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ export const hasRequiredParameters = (action: ActionInterface): void => {
     )
   }
 
-  // if (!existsSync(action.folder) && action.folder !== action.root) {
-  //   throw new Error(
-  //     `The ${action.folder} directory you're trying to deploy doesn't exist. ❗`
-  //   )
-  // }
+  if (!fs.existsSync(action.folder) && action.folder !== action.root) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `The ${action.folder} directory you're trying to deploy doesn't exist. ❗`
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /* Suppresses sensitive information from being exposed in error messages. */