diff --git a/TangoRosStreamer/app/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_streamer/RunningActivity.java b/TangoRosStreamer/app/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_streamer/RunningActivity.java
index 43d065c..57ad178 100644
--- a/TangoRosStreamer/app/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_streamer/RunningActivity.java
+++ b/TangoRosStreamer/app/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_streamer/RunningActivity.java
@@ -319,7 +319,9 @@ protected void init(NodeMainExecutor nodeMainExecutor) {
         // Create and start Tango ROS Node
         nodeConfiguration.setNodeName(TangoRosNode.NODE_NAME);
         if (TangoInitializationHelper.loadTangoSharedLibrary() !=
-                TangoInitializationHelper.ARCH_ERROR) {
+                TangoInitializationHelper.ARCH_ERROR &&
+                TangoInitializationHelper.loadTangoRosNodeSharedLibrary()
+                        != TangoInitializationHelper.ARCH_ERROR) {
             mTangoRosNode = new TangoRosNode();
             mTangoRosNode.attachCallbackListener(this);
             TangoInitializationHelper.bindTangoService(this, mTangoServiceConnection);
diff --git a/TangoRosStreamer/tango_ros_node/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_node/TangoInitializationHelper.java b/TangoRosStreamer/tango_ros_node/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_node/TangoInitializationHelper.java
index 9368ee0..27d7b2e 100644
--- a/TangoRosStreamer/tango_ros_node/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_node/TangoInitializationHelper.java
+++ b/TangoRosStreamer/tango_ros_node/src/main/java/eu/intermodalics/tango_ros_node/TangoInitializationHelper.java
@@ -42,20 +42,6 @@ public class TangoInitializationHelper {
     protected static boolean mIsTangoServiceBound;
     protected static boolean mIsTangoVersionOk;
 
-    /**
-     * {@link TangoInitializationHelper} depends on the same library as {@link TangoRosNode}.
-     * This code is added to ensure that the native functions will be properly linked;
-     * loading the same library twice has no side effects.
-     */
-    static {
-        try {
-            System.loadLibrary(TangoRosNode.DEFAULT_LIB_NAME);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.e(TangoInitializationHelper.class.getName(),
-                    "Error loading library " + TangoRosNode.DEFAULT_LIB_NAME, e);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Binds to the tango service.
      *
@@ -185,6 +171,23 @@ public static final int loadTangoSharedLibrary() {
         return loadedSoId;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@link TangoInitializationHelper} depends on the same library as {@link TangoRosNode}.
+     * This code is added to ensure that the native functions will be properly linked;
+     * loading the same library twice has no side effects.
+     */
+    public static final int loadTangoRosNodeSharedLibrary() {
+        int loadedSo = ARCH_ERROR;
+        try {
+            System.loadLibrary(TangoRosNode.DEFAULT_LIB_NAME);
+            loadedSo = ARCH_DEFAULT;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(TangoInitializationHelper.class.getName(),
+                    "Error loading library " + TangoRosNode.DEFAULT_LIB_NAME, e);
+        }
+        return loadedSo;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a DefaultTangoServiceConnection with no callback.
      * @return New ServiceConnection handler that can be used with {@link #bindTangoService}