diff --git a/webArchiver.py b/webArchiver.py
index 9790f89..7672810 100644
--- a/webArchiver.py
+++ b/webArchiver.py
@@ -95,10 +95,22 @@ def forcedir(file_path):
 
 
 def hasher(filein, hname, blocksize):
-    htype = getattr(hashlib, hname, "N/A")
-    if htype == "N/A":
-        print("wrong hash type")
-        exit(1)
+    htype = {
+        "blake2s": lambda: hashlib.blake2s(),
+        "sha384": lambda: hashlib.sha384(),
+        "sha512": lambda: hashlib.sha512(),
+        "sha3_256": lambda: hashlib.sha3_256(),
+        "sha256": lambda: hashlib.sha256(),
+        "md5": lambda: hashlib.md5(),
+        "sha3_512": lambda: hashlib.sha3_512(),
+        "sha3_224": lambda: hashlib.sha3_224(),
+        "shake_128": lambda: hashlib.shake_128(),
+        "shake_256": lambda: hashlib.shake_256(),
+        "sha1": lambda: hashlib.sha1(),
+        "blake2b": lambda: hashlib.blake2b(),
+        "sha224": lambda: hashlib.sha224(),
+        "sha3_384": lambda: hashlib.sha3_384(),
+    }.get(hname, lambda: (print("wrong hash type"), exit(1)))()
     with open(filein, 'rb') as fi:
         while True:
             data = fi.read(blocksize)