diff --git a/bin/democratic-csi b/bin/democratic-csi
index 52f149d..6ccdf7d 100755
--- a/bin/democratic-csi
+++ b/bin/democratic-csi
@@ -342,7 +342,10 @@ logger.info(
       let socketPath = bindSocket;
       socketPath = socketPath.replace(/^unix:\/\//g, "");
       if (socketPath && fs.existsSync(socketPath)) {
-        fs.unlinkSync(socketPath);
+        let fsStat = fs.statSync(socketPath);
+        if (fsStat.isSocket()) {
+          fs.unlinkSync(socketPath);
+        }
       }
 
       process.exit(code);
@@ -373,7 +376,10 @@ if (require.main === module) {
         let socketPath = bindSocket;
         socketPath = socketPath.replace(/^unix:\/\//g, "");
         if (socketPath && fs.existsSync(socketPath)) {
-          fs.unlinkSync(socketPath);
+          let fsStat = fs.statSync(socketPath);
+          if (fsStat.isSocket()) {
+            fs.unlinkSync(socketPath);
+          }
         }
 
         await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/bin/liveness-probe b/bin/liveness-probe
index 48847ea..c2d9470 100755
--- a/bin/liveness-probe
+++ b/bin/liveness-probe
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const package = require("../package.json");
 args.version = package.version;
 
 const protoLoader = require("@grpc/proto-loader");
-const csiVersion = process.env.CSI_VERSION || args.csiVersion || "1.2.0";
+const csiVersion = process.env.CSI_VERSION || args.csiVersion || "1.5.0";
 const PROTO_PATH = __dirname + "/../csi_proto/csi-v" + csiVersion + ".proto";
 
 // Suggested options for similarity to existing grpc.load behavior