diff --git a/lib/wicked_pdf.rb b/lib/wicked_pdf.rb
index 9b4ec24d..e1fb4f14 100644
--- a/lib/wicked_pdf.rb
+++ b/lib/wicked_pdf.rb
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ class WickedPdf
   def initialize(wkhtmltopdf_binary_path = nil)
     @exe_path = wkhtmltopdf_binary_path || find_wkhtmltopdf_binary_path
     raise "Location of #{EXE_NAME} unknown" if @exe_path.empty?
-    raise "#{EXE_NAME} is not executable" unless File.executable?(@exe_path)
-
+    raise "The executable provided doesn't seem to be #{EXE_NAME}" unless `#{@exe_path} --version`.start_with?(EXE_NAME) 
+    raise "#{EXE_NAME} isn't running correctly" unless $?.success?
+    
     retrieve_binary_version
   end