diff --git a/binscatter.ado b/binscatter.ado
index 85d2947..3e00179 100644
--- a/binscatter.ado
+++ b/binscatter.ado
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ program define binscatter, eclass sortpreserve
 	
 		* Parse absorb to define the type of regression to be used
 		if `"`absorb'"'!="" {
-			local regtype "areg"
+			local regtype "_regress"
 			local absorb "absorb(`absorb')"
 		}
 		else {
-			local regtype "reg"
+			local regtype "_regress"
 		}
 	
 		* Generate residuals
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ program define binscatter, eclass sortpreserve
 		foreach var of varlist `x_var' `y_vars' {
 			tempvar residvar
 			`regtype' `var' `controls' `wt' if `touse', `absorb'
-			predict `residvar' if e(sample), residuals
+			_predict `residvar' if e(sample), residuals
 			if ("`addmean'"!="noaddmean") {
 				summarize `var' `wt' if `touse', meanonly
 				replace `residvar'=`residvar'+r(mean)
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ program define binscatter, eclass sortpreserve
 					}
 					
 					* perform regression
-					if ("`reg_verbosity'"=="quietly") capture reg `depvar' `x_r2' `x_r' `wt' if `conds'
-					else capture noisily reg `depvar' `x_r2' `x_r' `wt' if `conds'
+					if ("`reg_verbosity'"=="quietly") capture _regress `depvar' `x_r2' `x_r' `wt' if `conds'
+					else capture noisily _regress `depvar' `x_r2' `x_r' `wt' if `conds'
 					
 					* store results
 					if (_rc==0) matrix e_b_temp=e(b)