diff --git a/services/playout/entrypoint.sh b/services/playout/entrypoint.sh
index d154252..98ade0f 100644
--- a/services/playout/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/services/playout/entrypoint.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p /media/casparcg/log /media/casparcg/data /media/templates
 
+# 2.4.x zip bundles its own .so files under lib/ — add to LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/casparcg/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+
 cd /opt/casparcg
 CASPAR_CFG=/opt/casparcg/casparcg.config
-if [ -x "./casparcg" ]; then CASPAR_BIN="./casparcg";
+# 2.4.x: binary at bin/casparcg. 2.5.x: symlinked to casparcg at root.
+if [ -x "./bin/casparcg" ]; then CASPAR_BIN="./bin/casparcg";
+elif [ -x "./casparcg" ]; then CASPAR_BIN="./casparcg";
 elif [ -x "./CasparCG Server" ]; then CASPAR_BIN="./CasparCG Server";
 elif command -v casparcg >/dev/null; then CASPAR_BIN="casparcg";
 else echo "[entrypoint] ERROR: casparcg binary not found"; exit 1; fi