diff --git a/src/SevenZip.php b/src/SevenZip.php
index ca2cab3..a7995fb 100644
--- a/src/SevenZip.php
+++ b/src/SevenZip.php
@@ -231,13 +231,19 @@ public function usePackageProvided7ZipExecutable(): ?string
     };
 
     if ($os !== null && $arch !== null) {
-      return sprintf(
+      $path = sprintf(
         "%s/../bin/7z%d-%s%s",
         __DIR__,
         $version,
         $os,
         $os === "mac" ? "" : "-" . $arch
       );
+
+      $path = realpath($path);
+
+      if (is_executable($path)) {
+        return $path;
+      }
     }
 
     return null;
diff --git a/tests/SevenZipTest.php b/tests/SevenZipTest.php
index a325b7e..7ea5654 100644
--- a/tests/SevenZipTest.php
+++ b/tests/SevenZipTest.php
@@ -502,8 +502,6 @@ public function testTarBeforeImplicit(): void
       ->target($tarPath)
       ->compress();
 
-
-    // Assert that the tar file exists
     $this->assertFileExists($tarPath);
   }