diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 160c62b..3c85ece 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func dumpLib() string {
+	if libPath := os.Getenv("NOISETORCH_RNNOISE_PATH"); libPath != "" {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(libPath); err == nil {
+			log.Printf("Using existing librnnoise ladspa module: %s\n", libPath)
+			return libPath
+		}
+		log.Printf("Warning: NOISETORCH_RNNOISE_PATH is set, but does not exist, using embedded library\n")
+	}
+
 	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "librnnoise-*.so")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Couldn't open temp file for librnnoise\n")
@@ -107,6 +115,9 @@ func dumpLib() string {
 }
 
 func removeLib(file string) {
+	if file == os.Getenv("NOISETORCH_RNNOISE_PATH") {
+		return
+	}
 	err := os.Remove(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Couldn't delete temp librnnoise: %v\n", err)