diff --git a/src/CaosDB.jl b/src/CaosDB.jl
index e065ee22d6dde6138560a7437824b58951bcdfae..f9c255790ec5c2c202caa611c09d09be207850bb 100644
--- a/src/CaosDB.jl
+++ b/src/CaosDB.jl
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@
 
 module CaosDB
 
+using Libdl
+
 """
 Chose the name of the library according to the OS you're running.
 """
 library_name = (@static Sys.iswindows() ? "ccaosdb" : "libccaosdb")
+if isempty(find_library(library_name))
+    @error "Could not find $library_name"
+end
 
 module Exceptions