diff --git a/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py b/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
index 970af66..7ecac8d 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Alpr():
         try:
         # Load the .dll for Windows and the .so for Unix-based
             if platform.system().lower().find("windows") != -1:
-                self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("openalprpy.dll")
+                self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("libopenalprpy.dll")
             elif platform.system().lower().find("darwin") != -1:
                 self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("libopenalprpy.dylib")
             else: