diff --git a/src/kernel/include/memory.h b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
index de72999..cb41d70 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 extern void memset(void *target, uint8_t byte, uint32_t size);
 extern void *kernelMapPhysical(void *address);
 extern void *kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(void *address, uint32_t size);
+extern void *findTarFile(void *fileStart, uint32_t fileSize, char *filename);
 
 #endif

diff --git a/src/kernel/include/memory.h b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
index de72999..cb41d70 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 extern void memset(void *target, uint8_t byte, uint32_t size);
 extern void *kernelMapPhysical(void *address);
 extern void *kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(void *address, uint32_t size);
+extern void *findTarFile(void *fileStart, uint32_t fileSize, char *filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
index d5d2a33..4a0c4c0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     char commandLineParameters[0];
 } MultibootModuleTag;
 
-extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information);
+extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information, uint32_t *fileSize);
 
 #endif

diff --git a/src/kernel/include/memory.h b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
index de72999..cb41d70 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 extern void memset(void *target, uint8_t byte, uint32_t size);
 extern void *kernelMapPhysical(void *address);
 extern void *kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(void *address, uint32_t size);
+extern void *findTarFile(void *fileStart, uint32_t fileSize, char *filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
index d5d2a33..4a0c4c0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     char commandLineParameters[0];
 } MultibootModuleTag;
 
-extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information);
+extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information, uint32_t *fileSize);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/main.c b/src/kernel/main.c
index 2173292..7fdcc82 100644
--- a/src/kernel/main.c
+++ b/src/kernel/main.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 void kernelMain(void *multibootInfo) {
     setupMemory();
     void *address = kernelMapPhysical(multibootInfo);
-    void *initrd = findInitrd(address);
-    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(initrd));
+    uint32_t tarSize = 0;
+    void *initrd = findInitrd(address, &tarSize);
+    void *loaderProgram = findTarFile(initrd, tarSize, "initrd/loader");
+    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(loaderProgram));
     while (1)
         ;
 }

diff --git a/src/kernel/include/memory.h b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
index de72999..cb41d70 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 extern void memset(void *target, uint8_t byte, uint32_t size);
 extern void *kernelMapPhysical(void *address);
 extern void *kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(void *address, uint32_t size);
+extern void *findTarFile(void *fileStart, uint32_t fileSize, char *filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
index d5d2a33..4a0c4c0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     char commandLineParameters[0];
 } MultibootModuleTag;
 
-extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information);
+extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information, uint32_t *fileSize);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/main.c b/src/kernel/main.c
index 2173292..7fdcc82 100644
--- a/src/kernel/main.c
+++ b/src/kernel/main.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 void kernelMain(void *multibootInfo) {
     setupMemory();
     void *address = kernelMapPhysical(multibootInfo);
-    void *initrd = findInitrd(address);
-    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(initrd));
+    uint32_t tarSize = 0;
+    void *initrd = findInitrd(address, &tarSize);
+    void *loaderProgram = findTarFile(initrd, tarSize, "initrd/loader");
+    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(loaderProgram));
     while (1)
         ;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/memory/tar.c b/src/kernel/memory/tar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5504974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/memory/tar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "tar.h"
+#include <memory.h>
+#include <util.h>
+
+#define SECTOR_COUNT(size) (size ? (size - 1) / 512 + 1 : 0)
+
+uint32_t readOctal(char *string) {
+    uint32_t result = 0;
+    while (*string) {
+        result += *string - '0';
+        result <<= 3;
+        string++;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+void *findTarFile(void *fileData, uint32_t fileSize, char *fileName) {
+    void *currentPosition = fileData;
+    while (currentPosition <= fileData + fileSize) {
+        TarFileHeader *header = currentPosition;
+        uint32_t fileSize = readOctal(header->fileSize);
+        if (!stringEquals(header->fileName, fileName)) {
+            currentPosition += 512 * (SECTOR_COUNT(fileSize) + 1);
+            continue;
+        }
+        return currentPosition + 512;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}

diff --git a/src/kernel/include/memory.h b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
index de72999..cb41d70 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 extern void memset(void *target, uint8_t byte, uint32_t size);
 extern void *kernelMapPhysical(void *address);
 extern void *kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(void *address, uint32_t size);
+extern void *findTarFile(void *fileStart, uint32_t fileSize, char *filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
index d5d2a33..4a0c4c0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     char commandLineParameters[0];
 } MultibootModuleTag;
 
-extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information);
+extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information, uint32_t *fileSize);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/main.c b/src/kernel/main.c
index 2173292..7fdcc82 100644
--- a/src/kernel/main.c
+++ b/src/kernel/main.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 void kernelMain(void *multibootInfo) {
     setupMemory();
     void *address = kernelMapPhysical(multibootInfo);
-    void *initrd = findInitrd(address);
-    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(initrd));
+    uint32_t tarSize = 0;
+    void *initrd = findInitrd(address, &tarSize);
+    void *loaderProgram = findTarFile(initrd, tarSize, "initrd/loader");
+    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(loaderProgram));
     while (1)
         ;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/memory/tar.c b/src/kernel/memory/tar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5504974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/memory/tar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "tar.h"
+#include <memory.h>
+#include <util.h>
+
+#define SECTOR_COUNT(size) (size ? (size - 1) / 512 + 1 : 0)
+
+uint32_t readOctal(char *string) {
+    uint32_t result = 0;
+    while (*string) {
+        result += *string - '0';
+        result <<= 3;
+        string++;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+void *findTarFile(void *fileData, uint32_t fileSize, char *fileName) {
+    void *currentPosition = fileData;
+    while (currentPosition <= fileData + fileSize) {
+        TarFileHeader *header = currentPosition;
+        uint32_t fileSize = readOctal(header->fileSize);
+        if (!stringEquals(header->fileName, fileName)) {
+            currentPosition += 512 * (SECTOR_COUNT(fileSize) + 1);
+            continue;
+        }
+        return currentPosition + 512;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/memory/tar.h b/src/kernel/memory/tar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0fbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/memory/tar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef TAR_H
+#define TAR_H
+
+typedef struct {
+    char fileName[100];
+    char fileMode[8];
+    char ownerUID[8];
+    char groupUID[8];
+    char fileSize[12];
+    char lastModification[12];
+    char checksum[8];
+    char fileType;
+    char linkTarget[100];
+    char ustar[6];
+    char ustarVersion[2];
+    char ownerUserName[32];
+    char ownerGroupName[32];
+    char deviceMajor[8];
+    char deviceMinor[8];
+    char filenamePrefix[155];
+} TarFileHeader;
+
+#endif

diff --git a/src/kernel/include/memory.h b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
index de72999..cb41d70 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/memory.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 extern void memset(void *target, uint8_t byte, uint32_t size);
 extern void *kernelMapPhysical(void *address);
 extern void *kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(void *address, uint32_t size);
+extern void *findTarFile(void *fileStart, uint32_t fileSize, char *filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
index d5d2a33..4a0c4c0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/multiboot.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     char commandLineParameters[0];
 } MultibootModuleTag;
 
-extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information);
+extern void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information, uint32_t *fileSize);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/main.c b/src/kernel/main.c
index 2173292..7fdcc82 100644
--- a/src/kernel/main.c
+++ b/src/kernel/main.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 void kernelMain(void *multibootInfo) {
     setupMemory();
     void *address = kernelMapPhysical(multibootInfo);
-    void *initrd = findInitrd(address);
-    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(initrd));
+    uint32_t tarSize = 0;
+    void *initrd = findInitrd(address, &tarSize);
+    void *loaderProgram = findTarFile(initrd, tarSize, "initrd/loader");
+    asm("mov %%eax, %0" ::"r"(loaderProgram));
     while (1)
         ;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/memory/tar.c b/src/kernel/memory/tar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5504974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/memory/tar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "tar.h"
+#include <memory.h>
+#include <util.h>
+
+#define SECTOR_COUNT(size) (size ? (size - 1) / 512 + 1 : 0)
+
+uint32_t readOctal(char *string) {
+    uint32_t result = 0;
+    while (*string) {
+        result += *string - '0';
+        result <<= 3;
+        string++;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+void *findTarFile(void *fileData, uint32_t fileSize, char *fileName) {
+    void *currentPosition = fileData;
+    while (currentPosition <= fileData + fileSize) {
+        TarFileHeader *header = currentPosition;
+        uint32_t fileSize = readOctal(header->fileSize);
+        if (!stringEquals(header->fileName, fileName)) {
+            currentPosition += 512 * (SECTOR_COUNT(fileSize) + 1);
+            continue;
+        }
+        return currentPosition + 512;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/memory/tar.h b/src/kernel/memory/tar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0fbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/memory/tar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef TAR_H
+#define TAR_H
+
+typedef struct {
+    char fileName[100];
+    char fileMode[8];
+    char ownerUID[8];
+    char groupUID[8];
+    char fileSize[12];
+    char lastModification[12];
+    char checksum[8];
+    char fileType;
+    char linkTarget[100];
+    char ustar[6];
+    char ustarVersion[2];
+    char ownerUserName[32];
+    char ownerGroupName[32];
+    char deviceMajor[8];
+    char deviceMinor[8];
+    char filenamePrefix[155];
+} TarFileHeader;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/multiboot/multiboot.c b/src/kernel/multiboot/multiboot.c
index fbfdbad..f9ce722 100644
--- a/src/kernel/multiboot/multiboot.c
+++ b/src/kernel/multiboot/multiboot.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <multiboot.h>
 #include <util.h>
 
-void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information) {
+void *findInitrd(MultibootInformation *information, uint32_t *fileSize) {
     MultibootInformationTag *tag = (void *)information->tags;
     while (tag->size) {
         if (tag->type == MultibootModuleTagType &&
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
             uint32_t moduleSize = module->moduleEnd - module->moduleStart;
             void *moduleLocation = kernelMapMultiplePhysicalPages(
                 PTR(module->moduleStart), PAGE_COUNT(moduleSize));
+            *fileSize = moduleSize;
             return moduleLocation;
         }
         tag = ((void *)tag) + ((tag->size + 0x07) & ~0x7);