diff --git a/p3scan-3.0_rc1/src/p3scan.c b/p3scan-3.0_rc1/src/p3scan.c
index 6b85b79..bd7e149 100644
--- a/p3scan-3.0_rc1/src/p3scan.c
+++ b/p3scan-3.0_rc1/src/p3scan.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static struct cl_stat *dbstat = NULL;
 //struct cl_stat dbstat;
 const struct cfgstruct *copt;
 struct cl_engine *engine = NULL;
-struct cl_limits limits;
+/* struct cl_limits limits; */
 struct cl_cvd *daily;
 const char *dbdir;
 unsigned int sigs = 0;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void do_sigterm_main(int signr){
   }
   if((ret=unlink(config->pidfile)!=0)) do_log(LOG_NOTICE, "ERR: Unable to remove %s", config->pidfile);
 #if HAVE_CLAMAV
-  if (engine) cl_free(engine);
+  if (engine) cl_engine_free(engine);
 #endif
   do_log(LOG_NOTICE, PROGRAM " terminates now");
   exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
@@ -536,9 +536,15 @@ int init_clamav(void){
   mvold=0;
   if (config->clamav){
     if(engine){
-      cl_free(engine);
+      cl_engine_free(engine);
       engine = NULL;
     }
+    if (cl_init(CL_SCAN_STDOPT) != CL_SUCCESS) {
+      do_log(LOG_EMERG, "ERR: cant init libclamav");
+      return SCANNER_RET_ERR;
+    } else {
+      engine = cl_engine_new();
+    }
     dbdir=cl_retdbdir();
 /*
     // Check for updated info first, if we find it, then check for old data and mv it so it is
@@ -566,27 +572,27 @@ int init_clamav(void){
     if(dbstat == NULL){
       dbstat = (struct cl_stat *) malloc(sizeof(struct cl_stat));
       if(!dbstat) {
-        cl_free(engine);
+        cl_engine_free(engine);
         do_log(LOG_EMERG, "ClamAV can't allocate memory for dbstat ERR: %s",cl_strerror(ret));
         return SCANNER_RET_ERR;
       }
     } else {
       if((ret = cl_statfree(dbstat))){
-        if (engine) cl_free(engine);
+        if (engine) cl_engine_free(engine);
         do_log(LOG_EMERG, "ClamAV Database statfree ERR: %s",cl_strerror(ret));
         return SCANNER_RET_ERR;
       }
     }
     //if((ret = cl_loaddbdir(dbdir, &engine, &sigs))) {
-    if((ret = cl_load(dbdir, &engine, &sigs, CL_DB_STDOPT))) {
-      if (engine) cl_free(engine);
+    if((ret = cl_load(dbdir, engine, &sigs, CL_DB_STDOPT))) {
+      if (engine) cl_engine_free(engine);
       if (dbstat) cl_statfree(dbstat);
       do_log(LOG_EMERG, "ERR: %s",cl_strerror(ret));
       return SCANNER_RET_ERR;
     }
     // build engine
-    if((ret = cl_build(engine))){
-      if (engine) cl_free(engine);
+    if((ret = cl_engine_compile(engine))){
+      if (engine) cl_engine_free(engine);
       if (dbstat) cl_statfree(dbstat);
 // Emergency: init_clamav. could not init.
       do_log(LOG_EMERG, "ClamAV Database build ERR: %s",cl_strerror(ret));
@@ -595,15 +601,19 @@ int init_clamav(void){
     memset(dbstat, 0, sizeof(struct cl_stat));
     cl_statinidir(dbdir, dbstat);
     // set up archive limits (ClamAV Defaults)
-    memset(&limits, 0, sizeof(struct cl_limits));
-    limits.maxfilesize = 25 * 1048576; // compressed files will only be decompressed and scanned up to this size
-    limits.maxreclevel = 16; // maximum recursion level for archives 
-    limits.maxfiles = 1000; // maximum number of files to be scanned within a single archive
+   /* memset(&limits, 0, sizeof(struct cl_limits)); */
+    cl_engine_set_num(engine,CL_ENGINE_MAX_FILESIZE, 25 * 1048576);
+    /* limits.maxfilesize = 25 * 1048576; // compressed files will only be decompressed and scanned up to this size */
+    cl_engine_set_num(engine,CL_ENGINE_MAX_RECURSION, 16);
+    /* limits.maxreclevel = 16; // maximum recursion level for archives */
+    cl_engine_set_num(engine,CL_ENGINE_MAX_FILES, 1000);
+    /* limits.maxfiles = 1000; // maximum number of files to be scanned within a single archive */
 #ifdef HAVE_MAXSCANSIZE
-    limits.maxscansize = 100 * 1048576; // during the scanning of archives this size will never be exceeded
+    cl_engine_set_num(engine,CL_ENGINE_MAX_SCANSIZE, 100 * 1048576);
+    /* limits.maxscansize = 100 * 1048576; // during the scanning of archives this size will never be exceeded */
 #else
-    limits.maxmailrec = 64; // maximum recursion level for mail files
-    limits.maxratio = 200; // maximum compression ratio
+    /* limits.maxmailrec = 64; // maximum recursion level for mail files */
+    /* limits.maxratio = 200; // maximum compression ratio */
 #endif
   }
   if (reload){
@@ -761,7 +771,7 @@ int scan_directory(struct proxycontext *p){
         return SCANNER_RET_CRIT;
       }
       /* scan descriptor */
-      if ((viret = cl_scandesc(fdc, &virnamec, &blocks, engine, &limits, CL_SCAN_STDOPT)) == CL_VIRUS){
+      if ((viret = cl_scandesc(fdc, &virnamec, &blocks, engine, CL_SCAN_STDOPT)) == CL_VIRUS){
         p->virinfo=strdup(virnamec);
         viret=SCANNER_RET_VIRUS;
       } else if (viret != CL_CLEAN) do_log(LOG_CRIT,"ERR: %s", cl_strerror(ret));
@@ -1170,7 +1180,7 @@ int scan_mailfile(struct proxycontext *p){
         return SCANNER_RET_CRIT;
       }
       /* scan descriptor */
-      if ((viret = cl_scandesc(fdc, &clamvirname, &blocks, engine, &limits, CL_SCAN_STDOPT)) == CL_VIRUS){
+      if ((viret = cl_scandesc(fdc, &clamvirname, &blocks, engine, CL_SCAN_STDOPT)) == CL_VIRUS){
         p->virinfo=strdup(clamvirname);
         viret=SCANNER_RET_VIRUS;
       } else if (viret != CL_CLEAN) do_log(LOG_CRIT,"ERR: %s", cl_strerror(ret));