diff --git a/lib/BinExt.php b/lib/BinExt.php
index 9e79e305..b25475c6 100644
--- a/lib/BinExt.php
+++ b/lib/BinExt.php
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ class BinExt
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get temp binary for go-vod.
+     */
+    public static function getGoVodBin()
+    {
+        return self::getTempBin(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.path'), 'go-vod-'.self::GOVOD_VER);
+    }
+
     /**
      * If local, restart the go-vod instance.
      * If external, configure the go-vod instance.
@@ -166,24 +174,11 @@ class BinExt
         }
 
         // Get transcoder path
-        $transcoder = self::getTempBin(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.path'), 'go-vod-'.self::GOVOD_VER);
+        $transcoder = self::getGoVodBin();
         if (empty($transcoder)) {
             throw new \Exception('Transcoder not configured');
         }
 
-        // Make sure transcoder exists
-        if (!file_exists($transcoder)) {
-            throw new \Exception("Transcoder not found; ({$transcoder})");
-        }
-
-        // Make transcoder executable
-        if (!is_executable($transcoder)) {
-            @chmod($transcoder, 0755);
-            if (!is_executable($transcoder)) {
-                throw new \Exception("Transcoder not executable (chmod 755 {$transcoder})");
-            }
-        }
-
         // Get local config
         $env = self::getGoVodConfig(true);
         $tmpPath = $env['tempdir'];
diff --git a/lib/Controller/OtherController.php b/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
index d7dea800..8539decc 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
@@ -133,14 +133,15 @@ class OtherController extends GenericApiController
             $status['ffprobe'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.ffprobe'));
 
             // Check go-vod binary
-            $status['govod'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.path'));
-            if ('ok' === $status['govod'] || Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.external')) {
-                try {
+            try {
+                $s = $this->getExecutableStatus(BinExt::getGoVodBin());
+                if ('ok' === $s || Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.external')) {
                     BinExt::testStartGoVod();
-                    $status['govod'] = 'test_ok';
-                } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                    $status['govod'] = 'test_fail:'.$e->getMessage();
+                    $s = 'test_ok';
                 }
+                $status['govod'] = $s;
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                $status['govod'] = 'test_fail:'.$e->getMessage();
             }
 
             // Check for VA-API device