diff --git a/src/charon/plugins/sql/pool.c b/src/charon/plugins/sql/pool.c
index 7d393b6f7..d45c5799e 100644
--- a/src/charon/plugins/sql/pool.c
+++ b/src/charon/plugins/sql/pool.c
@@ -637,8 +637,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	} operation = OP_USAGE;
 
 	dbg = dbg_stderr;
-	library_init(STRONGSWAN_CONF);
 	atexit(library_deinit);
+
+	/* initialize library */
+	if (!library_init(STRONGSWAN_CONF))
+	{
+		exit(SS_RC_LIBSTRONGSWAN_INTEGRITY);
+	}
 	lib->plugins->load(lib->plugins, IPSEC_PLUGINDIR,
 		lib->settings->get_str(lib->settings, "pool.load", PLUGINS));
 	
diff --git a/src/openac/openac.c b/src/openac/openac.c
index b7d303d12..408da7f0c 100755
--- a/src/openac/openac.c
+++ b/src/openac/openac.c
@@ -282,7 +282,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	openlog("openac", 0, LOG_AUTHPRIV);
 
 	/* initialize library */
-	library_init(STRONGSWAN_CONF);
+	if (!library_init(STRONGSWAN_CONF))
+	{
+		library_deinit();
+		exit(SS_RC_LIBSTRONGSWAN_INTEGRITY);
+	}
 	lib->plugins->load(lib->plugins, IPSEC_PLUGINDIR, 
 		lib->settings->get_str(lib->settings, "openac.load", PLUGINS));
 
diff --git a/src/scepclient/scepclient.c b/src/scepclient/scepclient.c
index 1139cc25a..88dd28521 100644
--- a/src/scepclient/scepclient.c
+++ b/src/scepclient/scepclient.c
@@ -386,8 +386,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	scep_response     = chunk_empty;
 	log_to_stderr     = TRUE;
 
-	/* initialize library and optionsfrom */
-	library_init(STRONGSWAN_CONF);
+	/* initialize library */
+	if (!library_init(STRONGSWAN_CONF))
+	{
+		library_deinit();
+		exit(SS_RC_LIBSTRONGSWAN_INTEGRITY);
+	}
+
+	/* initialize optionsfrom */
 	options = options_create();
 
 	for (;;)