diff --git a/module/loadfile.lua b/module/loadfile.lua
index b572cb2..5c73784 100644
--- a/module/loadfile.lua
+++ b/module/loadfile.lua
@@ -11,14 +11,19 @@ function os.spawnfile(p,n,...) -- spawns a new process from file *p* with name *
  local tA = {...}
  return os.spawn(function() computer.pushSignal("process_finished", os.pid(), pcall(loadfile(p), table.unpack(tA))) end,n or p)
 end
+_G.libs = {computer=computer,component=component}
 function require(f) -- searches for a library with name *f* and returns what the library returns, if possible
  local lib = os.getenv("LIB") or "/boot/lib"
  for d in lib:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
   if fs.exists(d.."/"..f) then
-   return runfile(d.."/"..f)
+   _G.libs[f] = runfile(d.."/"..f)
   elseif fs.exists(d.."/"..f..".lua") then
-   return runfile(d.."/"..f..".lua")
+   _G.libs[f] = runfile(d.."/"..f..".lua")
   end
  end
- error("library not found: "..f)
+ if _G.libs[f] then
+  return _G.libs[f]
+ else
+  error("library not found: "..f)
+ end
 end