diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index 7efbf5c..355058d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ env:
   LIBIMOBILEDEVICE_GLUE_VER: "1.3.2"
   LIBIMOBILEDEVICE_VER: "1.4.0"
   LIBIRECOVERY_VER: "1.3.1"
+  LIBIFUSE_VER: "1.2.0"
+  LIBUSBMUXD_VER: "2.1.1"
 
 jobs:
   build-linux:
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ jobs:
             libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
             libheif-dev \
             libzip-dev \
-            libssh-dev
+            libssh-dev \
+            libfuse3-dev \
 
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
 
           base_url="https://github.com/libimobiledevice"
 
-          libs=( "libplist" "libtatsu" "libimobiledevice-glue" "libimobiledevice" "libirecovery" )
+          libs=( "libplist" "libtatsu" "libimobiledevice-glue" "libimobiledevice" "libirecovery"  "libifuse" "libusbmuxd" )
 
           for name in "${libs[@]}"; do
             ver_var=$(echo "${name^^}_VER" | sed 's/-/_/g')   # e.g. LIBPLIST_VER
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh b/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh
index 53a3e1c..0be2506 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-appimage.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ chmod +x "$APPDIR/apprun-hooks/linuxdeploy-plugin-env.sh"
 # .desktop file
 cp iDescriptor.desktop "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications/"
 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$APPDIR/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+
  ./linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage \
             --appdir ./AppDir \
             --desktop-file AppDir/usr/share/applications/iDescriptor.desktop \
diff --git a/src/ifusewidget.cpp b/src/ifusewidget.cpp
index b2a4141..8a9b50a 100644
--- a/src/ifusewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ifusewidget.cpp
@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ void iFuseWidget::onMountClicked()
      Check if running in AppImage
      this is set by the plugin script
     */
-    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("IFUSE_APPIMAGE")) {
-        ifuseExecutablePath = qgetenv("IFUSE_APPIMAGE");
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("IFUSE_BIN_APPIMAGE")) {
+        ifuseExecutablePath = qgetenv("IFUSE_BIN_APPIMAGE");
         if (ifuseExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
             setStatusMessage("Error: Running in AppImage mode, but "
-                             "IFUSE_APPIMAGE is not set.",
+                             "IFUSE_BIN_APPIMAGE is not set.",
                              true);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/sshterminalwidget.cpp b/src/sshterminalwidget.cpp
index f9d7150..e5afd1e 100644
--- a/src/sshterminalwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/sshterminalwidget.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "sshterminalwidget.h"
 #include "qprocessindicator.h"
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QHostAddress>
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <QProcessEnvironment>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QStackedWidget>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <libssh/libssh.h>
@@ -257,20 +259,32 @@ void SSHTerminalWidget::initWiredDevice()
     qDebug() << "Starting iproxy with args:" << args;
 
     QString iproxyPath;
-    QStringList possiblePaths = {"/usr/local/bin/iproxy",
-                                 "/opt/homebrew/bin/iproxy", "/usr/bin/iproxy",
-                                 "iproxy"};
 
-    for (const QString &path : possiblePaths) {
-        if (QFile::exists(path) || path == "iproxy") {
-            iproxyPath = path;
-            break;
+    /*
+     Check if running in AppImage
+     this is set by the plugin script
+    */
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("IPROXY_BIN_APPIMAGE")) {
+        iproxyPath = qgetenv("IPROXY_BIN_APPIMAGE");
+        if (iproxyPath.isEmpty()) {
+            showError("Error: Running in AppImage mode, but "
+                      "IPROXY_BIN_APPIMAGE is not set.");
+            return;
         }
-    }
 
-    if (iproxyPath.isEmpty()) {
-        showError("Error: iproxy not found. Please install libimobiledevice.");
-        return;
+        if (!QFileInfo(iproxyPath).isExecutable()) {
+            showError(
+                "Error: Bundled iproxy not found or is not executable at " +
+                iproxyPath);
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
+        iproxyPath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("iproxy");
+        if (iproxyPath.isEmpty()) {
+            showError(
+                "Error: iproxy not found. Please install libimobiledevice.");
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     qDebug() << "Using iproxy at:" << iproxyPath;