diff --git a/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py b/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
index 73801bf..a22969d 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class Alpr():
         # 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")
+        elif platform.system().lower().find("darwin") != -1:
+            self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("libopenalprpy.dylib")
         else:
             self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("libopenalprpy.so")