diff --git a/src/searcher.cpp b/src/searcher.cpp
index 51f16a7b3..7e7403027 100644
--- a/src/searcher.cpp
+++ b/src/searcher.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool Searcher::add_reader(Reader* reader)
   }
 
   for ( const Reader* const existing_reader : readers ) {
-    if ( existing_reader->getZimFilePath() == reader->getZimFilePath() )
+    if ( existing_reader->getZimArchive()->getUuid() == reader->getZimArchive()->getUuid() )
       return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/searcher.cpp b/test/searcher.cpp
index 735f4c373..5adb0adeb 100644
--- a/test/searcher.cpp
+++ b/test/searcher.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ TEST(Searcher, add_reader) {
   ASSERT_TRUE (searcher.add_reader(&reader1));
   ASSERT_FALSE(searcher.add_reader(&reader1));
   ASSERT_FALSE(searcher.add_reader(&reader2));
-
-  // equivalence of resolved paths is not checked by Searcher::add_reader
-  ASSERT_TRUE(searcher.add_reader(&reader3));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(searcher.add_reader(&reader3));
 }
 
 TEST(Searcher, search) {