diff --git a/weather_mv/loader_pipeline/sinks.py b/weather_mv/loader_pipeline/sinks.py
index 37752a24..e6331dfd 100644
--- a/weather_mv/loader_pipeline/sinks.py
+++ b/weather_mv/loader_pipeline/sinks.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import rioxarray
 import xarray as xr
 from apache_beam.io.filesystem import CompressionTypes, FileSystem, CompressedFile, DEFAULT_READ_BUFFER_SIZE
+from apache_beam.io.filesystems import FileSystems
 from pyproj import Transformer
 
 TIF_TRANSFORM_CRS_TO = "EPSG:4326"
@@ -381,22 +382,22 @@ def upload(src: str, dst: str) -> None:
     subprocess.run(f'gsutil -m cp {src} {dst}'.split(), check=True, capture_output=True, text=True, input="n/n")
 
 def path_exists(path: str, force_regrid: bool = False) -> bool:
-    """Check if path exists at a certain location.
-    First Check in Google Cloud Storage then in Local file system."""
+    """Check if path exists at a certain location. Pass force_regrid to skip checking."""
     if force_regrid:
         return False
-
-    for command in [
-        f'gsutil ls {path}',
-        f'ls {path}'
-    ]:
-        try:
-            subprocess.run(command.split(), check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
-            logger.info(f"{path} exists.")
+    # Try on gcs file system.
+    try:
+        matches = FileSystems().match([path])
+        assert len(matches) == 1
+        if len(matches[0].metadata_list) > 0:
             return True
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as _:
-            pass
-    logger.info(f"{path} does not exists.")
+    except Exception as _:
+        pass
+    # Try on local file system.
+    try:
+        return os.path.exists(path)
+    except Exception as _:
+        pass
     return False
 
 def copy(src: str, dst: str) -> None: