diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4649a1a..94a220a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ $(PGLOADER): manifest buildapp
                          --asdf-tree $(QLDIR)/dists              \
                          --asdf-path .                           \
                          --load-system $(APP_NAME)               \
+                         --load src/hooks.lisp                   \
                          --entry pgloader:main                   \
                          --dynamic-space-size 4096               \
                          $(COMPRESS_CORE_OPT)                    \
diff --git a/src/hooks.lisp b/src/hooks.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4249420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+;;;
+;;; At SBCL image startup, we have a situation when the exact pathname for
+;;; the OpenSSL shared Object is not to be found at the same location again.
+;;;
+;;; Hack our way around that by registering hooks to force unloading and
+;;; loading the lib at proper times.
+;;;
+;;; Note: the culprit seems to be qmynd and its usage of :weakly-depends-on
+;;; :cl+ssl in its system definition.
+;;;
+
+(in-package #:cl-user)
+
+#+sbcl
+(progn
+ (push (lambda () (cffi:close-foreign-library 'CL+SSL::LIBSSL))
+       sb-ext:*save-hooks*)
+
+ (push (lambda () (cffi:load-foreign-library 'CL+SSL::LIBSSL))
+       sb-ext:*init-hooks*))