diff -ur clsql/db-mysql/mysql-loader.lisp clsql-debian/db-mysql/mysql-loader.lisp
--- clsql/db-mysql/mysql-loader.lisp	2005-06-08 13:21:08.816849000 -0600
+++ clsql-debian/db-mysql/mysql-loader.lisp	2005-06-08 17:33:33.547500816 -0600
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@
   *mysql-library-loaded*)
 				      
 (defmethod clsql-sys:database-type-load-foreign ((database-type (eql :mysql)))
-  (clsql-uffi:find-and-load-foreign-library *mysql-library-candidate-names*
-                                            :module "mysql" 
-                                            :supporting-libraries *mysql-supporting-libraries*)
+  (if (probe-file #p"/usr/lib/clsql/clsql_mysql.so")
+      (uffi:load-foriegn-library #p"/usr/lib/clsql/clsql_mysql.so")
+      (clsql-uffi:find-and-load-foreign-library *mysql-library-candidate-names*
+						:module "mysql" 
+						:supporting-libraries *mysql-supporting-libraries*))
   (clsql-uffi:find-and-load-foreign-library *clsql-mysql-library-candidate-names*
                                             :module "clsql-mysql" 
                                             :supporting-libraries *mysql-supporting-libraries*)
diff -ur clsql/uffi/clsql-uffi-loader.lisp clsql-debian/uffi/clsql-uffi-loader.lisp
--- clsql/uffi/clsql-uffi-loader.lisp	2005-06-08 13:25:29.006295000 -0600
+++ clsql-debian/uffi/clsql-uffi-loader.lisp	2005-06-08 17:34:29.748956896 -0600
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@
   "T if foreign library was able to be loaded successfully")
 
 (defun load-uffi-foreign-library ()
-  (find-and-load-foreign-library *clsql-uffi-library-filenames*
-                                 :module "clsql-uffi" 
-                                 :supporting-libraries 
-                                 *clsql-uffi-supporting-libraries*)
+  (if (probe-file #p"/usr/lib/clsql/clsql_uffi.so")
+      (uffi:load-foriegn-library #p"/usr/lib/clsql/clsql_uffi.so")
+      (find-and-load-foreign-library *clsql-uffi-library-filenames*
+				     :module "clsql-uffi" 
+				     :supporting-libraries 
+				     *clsql-uffi-supporting-libraries*))
   (setq *uffi-library-loaded* t))
 
 (load-uffi-foreign-library)