diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jigawatts/Jigawatts.java b/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jigawatts/Jigawatts.java
index f2766da..8257eeb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jigawatts/Jigawatts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jigawatts/Jigawatts.java
@@ -150,38 +150,26 @@ public class Jigawatts {
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(crContext.restoreHooks);
     }
 
-    private static void copyLibrary(String library, String destDir) throws IOException {
-        
-        String libraryName = System.mapLibraryName(library);
-        String libraryFile = destDir + "/" + libraryName;
-        
-        try (InputStream is = Jigawatts.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(libraryName);
-             FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(libraryFile)) {
-            
-            byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
-
-            int bytesRead;
-
-            while ((bytesRead = is.read(buf)) > 0) {
-                os.write(buf, 0, bytesRead);
+    private static void loadLib(String library) {
+        String criuLib = System.mapLibraryName(library);
+        boolean success = false;
+        for (String path: System.getProperty("java.library.path").split(":")) {
+            try {
+                String libPath = path + File.separator + criuLib;
+                System.load(libPath);
+                success = true;
+                break;
+            } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+                continue;
             }
+        };
+        if (!success) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(library + " library not found!");
         }
     }
 
     static {
-
-        String libDir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
-        String tmpLib = libDir+ "/" + System.mapLibraryName("Jigawatts");
-        
-        if (!Files.exists(Paths.get(tmpLib))) {
-            try {
-                copyLibrary("Jigawatts", libDir);
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("can't initialize Jigawatts",ex);
-            }
-        }
-        System.load(tmpLib);
-        System.loadLibrary("criu");
+        loadLib("Jigawatts");
 
         checkpointHooks = new ArrayList<Hook>();
         restoreHooks = new ArrayList<Hook>();