diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a1b0b559..2229dc22a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ ios/Pods
 
 # Lnd binaries
 android/lndmobile/Lndmobile.aar
-ios/LncMobile/Lndmobile.xcframework
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+ios/LncMobile/Lndmobile.xcframework
+ios/LndMobileLibZipFile
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diff --git a/fetch-libraries.sh b/fetch-libraries.sh
index cd82f5cfb..bc37e22f3 100644
--- a/fetch-libraries.sh
+++ b/fetch-libraries.sh
@@ -24,34 +24,48 @@ then
     exit
 fi
 
-# delete old instances of library files
-rm android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE
-rm -rf ios/LncMobile/$IOS_FILE
+###########
+# Android #
+###########
 
-# create temp dir
-mkdir tmp
+if ! echo "$ANDROID_SHA256 android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE" | sha256sum -c -; then
+    echo "Android library file missing or checksum failed" >&2
 
-# download LND library files
-curl -L $ANDROID_LINK > tmp/$ANDROID_FILE
-curl -L $IOS_LINK > tmp/$IOS_FILE.zip
+    # delete old instance of library file
+    rm android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE
 
-# check checksums
-if ! echo "$ANDROID_SHA256 tmp/$ANDROID_FILE" | sha256sum -c -; then
-    echo "Android checksum failed" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
+    # download Android LND library file
+    curl -L $ANDROID_LINK > android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE
 
-if ! echo "$IOS_SHA256 tmp/$IOS_FILE.zip" | sha256sum -c -; then
-    echo "iOS checksum failed" >&2
-    exit 1
+    # check checksum
+    if ! echo "$ANDROID_SHA256 android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE" | sha256sum -c -; then
+        echo "Android checksum failed" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
-# unzip LND library files
-unzip tmp/$IOS_FILE.zip -d tmp/
+#######
+# iOS #
+#######
+
+if ! echo "$IOS_SHA256 ios/LndMobileLibZipFile/$IOS_FILE.zip" | sha256sum -c -; then
+    echo "iOS library file missing or checksum failed" >&2
+
+    # delete old instance of library file
+    rm ios/LndMobileLibZipFile/$IOS_FILE.zip
 
-# move LND library files into place
-mv tmp/$ANDROID_FILE android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE
-mv tmp/$IOS_FILE ios/LncMobile/$IOS_FILE
+    # download iOS LND library file
+    curl -L $IOS_LINK > ios/LndMobileLibZipFile/$IOS_FILE.zip
+
+    # check checksum
+    if ! echo "$IOS_SHA256 ios/LndMobileLibZipFile/$IOS_FILE.zip" | sha256sum -c -; then
+        echo "iOS checksum failed" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# delete old instances of library files
+rm -rf ios/LncMobile/$IOS_FILE
 
-# delete temp dir
-rm -rf tmp
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+# unzip LND library file
+unzip ios/LndMobileLibZipFile/$IOS_FILE.zip -d ios/LncMobile