diff --git a/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis.nim b/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis.nim
index d3b9c8f0..94a35c1d 100644
--- a/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis.nim
+++ b/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 when defined(blis):
   static: echo "--USING BLIS--"
   include ./blis_api
-  echo "Blis initialization status: " & $bli_init()
+  discard bli_init()
 
   proc quit_blis() {.noconv.}=
     when defined(debug):
diff --git a/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis_api.nim b/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis_api.nim
index ce3627a8..31e1cb10 100644
--- a/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis_api.nim
+++ b/src/arraymancer/tensor/backend/blis_api.nim
@@ -121,12 +121,19 @@ type
 
 #################################################
 
+when defined(windows):
+  const blisPrefix = ""
+else:
+  const blisPrefix = "lib"
+
 when defined(windows):
   const blisSuffix = ".dll"
+elif defined(macosx):
+  const blisSuffix = ".dylib"
 else:
-  const blisSuffix = ".so" #MacOS & Linux
+  const blisSuffix = ".so"
 
-const libblis = "libblis" & blisSuffix
+const libblis = blisPrefix & "blis" & blisSuffix
 
 proc bli_init(): BlisError {.importc: "bli_init", dynlib: libblis.}
 proc bli_finalize(): BlisError {.importc: "bli_finalize", dynlib: libblis.}