diff --git a/slkspec/core.py b/slkspec/core.py
index 137828d..e403740 100644
--- a/slkspec/core.py
+++ b/slkspec/core.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pyslk
 from fsspec.spec import AbstractFileSystem
 from pyslk import pyslk as pslk
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def cat_file(self, path, start=None, end=None, touch=False):
                 return f
 
     def _get_file(self, lpath, rpath, **kwargs):
-        pslk.slk_retrieve(rpath, lpath)
+        pyslk.retrieve(rpath, lpath, preserve_path=False, skip_exists=True)
 
     def _open(
         self,