diff --git a/example/extension/extension.go b/example/extension/extension.go
index 49eacf1..f58ea3a 100644
--- a/example/extension/extension.go
+++ b/example/extension/extension.go
@@ -8,29 +8,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	const (
-		use_hook = true
-		load_query = "SELECT load_extension('sqlite3_mod_regexp.dll')"
-	)
-
 	sql.Register("sqlite3_with_extensions",
 		&sqlite3.SQLiteDriver{
-			EnableLoadExtension: true,
-			ConnectHook: func(c *sqlite3.SQLiteConn) error {
-				if use_hook {
-					stmt, err := c.Prepare(load_query)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-
-					_, err = stmt.Exec(nil)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-
-					return stmt.Close()
-				}
-				return nil
+			Extensions: []string{
+				"sqlite3_mod_regexp.dll",
 			},
 		})
 
@@ -40,12 +21,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	if !use_hook {
-		if _, err = db.Exec(load_query); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Force db to make a new connection in pool
 	// by putting the original in a transaction
 	tx, err := db.Begin()
diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index cc42c13..e7417ec 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ var SQLiteTimestampFormats = []string{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	sql.Register("sqlite3", &SQLiteDriver{false, nil})
+	sql.Register("sqlite3", &SQLiteDriver{})
 }
 
 // Driver struct.
 type SQLiteDriver struct {
-	EnableLoadExtension bool
-	ConnectHook         func(*SQLiteConn) error
+	Extensions  []string
+	ConnectHook func(*SQLiteConn) error
 }
 
 // Conn struct.
@@ -182,17 +182,35 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(C.sqlite3_errmsg(db)))
 	}
 
-	enableLoadExtension := 0
-	if d.EnableLoadExtension {
-		enableLoadExtension = 1
-	}
-	rv = C.sqlite3_enable_load_extension(db, C.int(enableLoadExtension))
-	if rv != C.SQLITE_OK {
-		return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(C.sqlite3_errmsg(db)))
-	}
-
 	conn := &SQLiteConn{db}
 
+	if len(d.Extensions) > 0 {
+		rv = C.sqlite3_enable_load_extension(db, 1)
+		if rv != C.SQLITE_OK {
+			return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(C.sqlite3_errmsg(db)))
+		}
+
+		stmt, err := conn.Prepare("SELECT load_extension(?);")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, extension := range d.Extensions {
+			if _, err = stmt.Exec([]driver.Value{extension}); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err = stmt.Close(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		rv = C.sqlite3_enable_load_extension(db, 0)
+		if rv != C.SQLITE_OK {
+			return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(C.sqlite3_errmsg(db)))
+		}
+	}
+
 	if d.ConnectHook != nil {
 		if err := d.ConnectHook(conn); err != nil {
 			return nil, err