diff --git a/music_assistant/providers/spotify/helpers.py b/music_assistant/providers/spotify/helpers.py
index fe7af648..3f5121de 100644
--- a/music_assistant/providers/spotify/helpers.py
+++ b/music_assistant/providers/spotify/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import time
+from shutil import which
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
@@ -35,12 +36,8 @@ async def check_librespot(librespot_path: str) -> str | None:
         except OSError:
             return None
 
-    base_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "bin")
-    system = platform.system().lower().replace("darwin", "macos")
-    architecture = platform.machine().lower()
-
     if librespot_binary := await check_librespot(
-        os.path.join(base_path, f"librespot-{system}-{architecture}")
+        which("librespot")
     ):
         return librespot_binary