diff --git a/lib/async/io/unix_endpoint.rb b/lib/async/io/unix_endpoint.rb
index 5d37aa2..d303634 100644
--- a/lib/async/io/unix_endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/async/io/unix_endpoint.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def bind(&block)
 				Socket.bind(@address, **@options, &block)
 			rescue Errno::EADDRINUSE
 				# If you encounter EADDRINUSE from `bind()`, you can check if the socket is actually accepting connections by attempting to `connect()` to it. If the socket is still bound by an active process, the connection will succeed. Otherwise, it should be safe to `unlink()` the path and try again.
-				if !bound? && File.exist?(@path)
-					File.unlink(@path)
+				if !bound?
+					FileUtils.safe_unlink(@path)
 					retry
 				else
 					raise
diff --git a/spec/async/io/unix_endpoint_spec.rb b/spec/async/io/unix_endpoint_spec.rb
index 44efd8c..ff4e58e 100644
--- a/spec/async/io/unix_endpoint_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/async/io/unix_endpoint_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 require 'async/io/unix_endpoint'
 require 'async/io/stream'
-require 'fileutils'
 
 RSpec.describe Async::IO::UNIXEndpoint do
 	include_context Async::RSpec::Reactor
@@ -14,14 +13,6 @@
 	let(:path) {File.join(__dir__, "unix-socket")}
 	subject {described_class.unix(path)}
 	
-	before(:each) do
-		FileUtils.rm_f path
-	end
-	
-	after do
-		FileUtils.rm_f path
-	end
-	
 	it "should echo data back to peer" do
 		server_task = reactor.async do
 			subject.accept do |peer|
@@ -39,6 +30,20 @@
 		
 		server_task.stop
 	end
+
+  it "should not fail to bind if there are no existing bindings on the socket" do
+    server_task1 = reactor.async do
+			subject.bind
+		end
+		server_task1.stop
+
+    server_task2 = reactor.async do
+      expect do
+				subject.bind
+			end.to_not raise_error
+    end
+    server_task2.stop
+  end
 	
 	it "should fails to bind if there is an existing binding" do
 		condition = Async::Condition.new