diff --git a/src/zabapgit_object_smim.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_object_smim.prog.abap
index 4f13dda9e..2512a49d4 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_object_smim.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_object_smim.prog.abap
@@ -67,14 +67,16 @@ CLASS lcl_object_smim IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   METHOD lif_object~exists.
 
-    TRY.
-        get_url_for_io( ).
-        rv_bool = abap_true.
-      CATCH lcx_not_found.
-        rv_bool = abap_false.
-    ENDTRY.
+    DATA: lv_loio TYPE sdok_docid.
 
-  ENDMETHOD.                    "lif_object~exists
+
+    lv_loio = ms_item-obj_name.
+
+    SELECT SINGLE loio_id FROM smimloio INTO lv_loio
+      WHERE loio_id = lv_loio.
+    rv_bool = boolc( sy-subrc = 0 ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
 
   METHOD get_url_for_io.