diff --git a/bazarr/init.py b/bazarr/init.py
index 927eb98c0..c24211c0c 100644
--- a/bazarr/init.py
+++ b/bazarr/init.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import rarfile
 
 from cork import Cork
 from ConfigParser2 import ConfigParser
+from whichcraft import which
 from config import settings
 from check_update import check_releases
 from get_args import args
@@ -153,8 +154,9 @@ def init_binaries():
 
     unrar_exe = None
     exe = None
+    installed_unrar = which('unrar')
 
-    if os.path.isfile("unrar"):
+    if installed_unrar and os.path.isfile(installed_unrar):
         unrar_exe = "unrar"
     else:
         if platform.system() == "Windows": # Windows
diff --git a/libs/whichcraft.py b/libs/whichcraft.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f0d1a05f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/whichcraft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+__author__ = "Daniel Roy Greenfeld"
+__email__ = "pydanny@gmail.com"
+__version__ = "0.5.2"
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:  # Forced testing
+    from shutil import which
+except ImportError:  # Forced testing
+    # Versions prior to Python 3.3 don't have shutil.which
+
+    def which(cmd, mode=os.F_OK | os.X_OK, path=None):
+        """Given a command, mode, and a PATH string, return the path which
+        conforms to the given mode on the PATH, or None if there is no such
+        file.
+        `mode` defaults to os.F_OK | os.X_OK. `path` defaults to the result
+        of os.environ.get("PATH"), or can be overridden with a custom search
+        path.
+        Note: This function was backported from the Python 3 source code.
+        """
+        # Check that a given file can be accessed with the correct mode.
+        # Additionally check that `file` is not a directory, as on Windows
+        # directories pass the os.access check.
+
+        def _access_check(fn, mode):
+            return os.path.exists(fn) and os.access(fn, mode) and not os.path.isdir(fn)
+
+        # If we're given a path with a directory part, look it up directly
+        # rather than referring to PATH directories. This includes checking
+        # relative to the current directory, e.g. ./script
+        if os.path.dirname(cmd):
+            if _access_check(cmd, mode):
+                return cmd
+
+            return None
+
+        if path is None:
+            path = os.environ.get("PATH", os.defpath)
+        if not path:
+            return None
+
+        path = path.split(os.pathsep)
+
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            # The current directory takes precedence on Windows.
+            if os.curdir not in path:
+                path.insert(0, os.curdir)
+
+            # PATHEXT is necessary to check on Windows.
+            pathext = os.environ.get("PATHEXT", "").split(os.pathsep)
+            # See if the given file matches any of the expected path
+            # extensions. This will allow us to short circuit when given
+            # "python.exe". If it does match, only test that one, otherwise we
+            # have to try others.
+            if any(cmd.lower().endswith(ext.lower()) for ext in pathext):
+                files = [cmd]
+            else:
+                files = [cmd + ext for ext in pathext]
+        else:
+            # On other platforms you don't have things like PATHEXT to tell you
+            # what file suffixes are executable, so just pass on cmd as-is.
+            files = [cmd]
+
+        seen = set()
+        for dir in path:
+            normdir = os.path.normcase(dir)
+            if normdir not in seen:
+                seen.add(normdir)
+                for thefile in files:
+                    name = os.path.join(dir, thefile)
+                    if _access_check(name, mode):
+                        return name
+
+        return None