diff --git a/oqs/oqs.py b/oqs/oqs.py
index 33b41ad..d81153a 100644
--- a/oqs/oqs.py
+++ b/oqs/oqs.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ def _load_shared_obj(name):
     paths = []
 
     # search typical locations
-    paths += [ctu.find_library("oqs")]
-    paths += [ctu.find_library("liboqs")]
+    paths += [ctu.find_library(name)]
+    paths += [ctu.find_library("lib" + name)]
     dll = ct.windll if platform.system() == "Windows" else ct.cdll
 
     for path in paths:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def _load_shared_obj(name):
             lib = dll.LoadLibrary(path)
             return lib
 
-    raise RuntimeError("No liboqs shared libraries found")
+    raise RuntimeError("No " + name + " shared libraries found")
 
 
 try:
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(self, alg_name):
         """
         :param alg_name: requested algorithm name.
         """
+        super().__init__(alg_name)
         self.alg_name = alg_name
         self.message = alg_name + " is supported but not enabled by OQS"