diff --git a/lib/StorjObjectStore.php b/lib/StorjObjectStore.php
index c8f8a0f..fe08f36 100644
--- a/lib/StorjObjectStore.php
+++ b/lib/StorjObjectStore.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function objectExists($urn): bool
 		$this->logger->debug('Storj::objectExists("{urn}")', ['urn' => $urn]);
 
 		try {
-			$this->project->downloadObject($this->bucket, $urn);
+			$this->project->statObject($this->bucket, $urn);
 			return true;
 		} catch (ObjectNotFound $e) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/lib/StorjStorage.php b/lib/StorjStorage.php
index 0733847..844478f 100644
--- a/lib/StorjStorage.php
+++ b/lib/StorjStorage.php
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ public function stat($path)
 
 		if ($objectInfo === null) {
 			try {
-				$download = $this->project->downloadObject($this->bucket, $path);
-				$objectInfo = $download->info();
+				$objectInfo = $this->project->statObject($this->bucket, $path);
 				$this->objectInfoCache->set($path, $objectInfo);
 			} catch (UplinkException $e) {
 				$this->logger->error(
@@ -239,9 +238,7 @@ public function filetype($path)
 
 		if ($objectInfo === null) {
 			try {
-				$objectInfo = $this->project
-					->downloadObject($this->bucket, $path)
-					->info();
+				$objectInfo = $this->project->statObject($this->bucket, $path);
 			} catch (ObjectNotFound $e) {
 				// its not an object, check if it's a prefix
 				$objects = $this->project->listObjects($this->bucket, (new ListObjectsOptions())