diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/library_creator.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/library_creator.cpp
index 609c91db..85ab00a9 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/library_creator.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/library_creator.cpp
@@ -141,12 +141,7 @@ void LibraryCreator::run()
     stopRunning = false;
     canceled = false;
 #if !defined use_unarr && !defined use_libarchive
-// check for 7z lib
-#if defined Q_OS_UNIX && !defined Q_OS_MACOS
-    QLibrary *sevenzLib = new QLibrary(QString(LIBDIR) + "/7zip/7z.so");
-#else
-    QLibrary *sevenzLib = new QLibrary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/utils/7z");
-#endif
+    auto sevenzLib = YACReader::load7zLibrary();
 
     if (!sevenzLib->load()) {
         QLOG_ERROR() << "Loading 7z.dll : " + sevenzLib->errorString() << Qt::endl;
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/xml_info_library_scanner.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/xml_info_library_scanner.cpp
index 3f59e254..2740e416 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/xml_info_library_scanner.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/xml_info_library_scanner.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ void XMLInfoLibraryScanner::scanFolder(const QString &source, const QString &tar
 void XMLInfoLibraryScanner::run()
 {
 #if !defined use_unarr && !defined use_libarchive
-// check for 7z lib
-#if defined Q_OS_UNIX && !defined Q_OS_MACOS
-    QLibrary *sevenzLib = new QLibrary(QString(LIBDIR) + "/7zip/7z.so");
-#else
-    QLibrary *sevenzLib = new QLibrary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/utils/7z");
-#endif
+    auto sevenzLib = YACReader::load7zLibrary();
 
     if (!sevenzLib->load()) {
         QLOG_ERROR() << "Loading 7z.dll : " + sevenzLib->errorString() << Qt::endl;
diff --git a/common/yacreader_global.cpp b/common/yacreader_global.cpp
index 6801af99..afd0dcdf 100644
--- a/common/yacreader_global.cpp
+++ b/common/yacreader_global.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "yacreader_global.h"
 
 #include <QModelIndex>
+#include <QLibrary>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 
 using namespace YACReader;
 
@@ -119,3 +121,17 @@ void YACReader::iterate(const QModelIndex &index,
     for (int i = 0; i < rows; ++i)
         iterate(model->index(i, 0, index), model, iteration);
 }
+
+QLibrary *YACReader::load7zLibrary()
+{
+#if defined Q_OS_UNIX && !defined Q_OS_MACOS
+    auto yacreader7zPath = QString(LIBDIR) + "/yacreader/7z.so";
+    if (QLibrary::isLibrary(yacreader7zPath)) {
+        return new QLibrary(yacreader7zPath);
+    } else {
+        return new QLibrary(QString(LIBDIR) + "/7zip/7z.so");
+    }
+#else
+    return new QLibrary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/utils/7z");
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/common/yacreader_global.h b/common/yacreader_global.h
index 8a97beb7..b8a13bba 100644
--- a/common/yacreader_global.h
+++ b/common/yacreader_global.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QAbstractItemModel>
 
+class QLibrary;
+
 #define VERSION "9.15.0"
 
 // Used to check if the database needs to be updated, the version is stored in the database.
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &stream, OpenComicSource &source);
 QString getSettingsPath();
 QString colorToName(LabelColors colors);
 QString labelColorToRGBString(LabelColors color);
+QLibrary *load7zLibrary();
 
 void iterate(const QModelIndex &index,
              const QAbstractItemModel *model,
diff --git a/compressed_archive/compressed_archive.cpp b/compressed_archive/compressed_archive.cpp
index 1eb4a07f..db78019f 100644
--- a/compressed_archive/compressed_archive.cpp
+++ b/compressed_archive/compressed_archive.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "compressed_archive.h"
 #include "extract_delegate.h"
+#include "yacreader_global.h"
 
 #include <QLibrary>
 #include <QFileInfo>
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ const unsigned char tar[6] = "ustar";
 const unsigned char arj[2] = { static_cast<unsigned char>(0x60), static_cast<unsigned char>(0xEA) };
 
 CompressedArchive::CompressedArchive(const QString &filePath, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), sevenzLib(0), valid(false), tools(false)
+    : QObject(parent), sevenzLib(nullptr), tools(false), valid(false)
 {
     szInterface = new SevenZipInterface;
     // load functions
@@ -174,18 +175,10 @@ CompressedArchive::~CompressedArchive()
 bool CompressedArchive::loadFunctions()
 {
     // LOAD library
-    if (sevenzLib == 0) {
-#if defined Q_OS_UNIX && !defined Q_OS_MACOS
-        QFileInfo sevenzlibrary(QString(LIBDIR) + "/yacreader/7z.so");
-        if (sevenzlibrary.exists()) {
-            sevenzLib = new QLibrary(sevenzlibrary.absoluteFilePath());
-        } else {
-            sevenzLib = new QLibrary(QString(LIBDIR) + "/7zip/7z.so");
-        }
-#else
-        sevenzLib = new QLibrary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/utils/7z");
-#endif
+    if (sevenzLib == nullptr) {
+        sevenzLib = YACReader::load7zLibrary();
     }
+
     if (!sevenzLib->load()) {
         qDebug() << "Error Loading 7z.dll : " + sevenzLib->errorString() << Qt::endl;
         QCoreApplication::exit(700); // TODO yacreader_global can't be used here, it is GUI dependant, YACReader::SevenZNotFound