diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs
index c2739785d..09b938bb2 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs
@@ -402,24 +402,9 @@ impl CreateExe {
             let library = if let Some(v) = cross_subc.library_path.clone() {
                 v.canonicalize().unwrap_or(v)
             } else {
-                {
-                    let tarball_dir;
-                    let filename = if let Some(local_tarball) = cross_subc.tarball.as_ref() {
-                        let target_file_path = local_tarball
-                            .parent()
-                            .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(local_tarball.file_stem()?)))
-                            .unwrap_or_else(|| local_tarball.clone());
-
-                        let target_file_path = target_file_path
-                            .parent()
-                            .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(target_file_path.file_stem()?)))
-                            .unwrap_or_else(|| target_file_path.clone());
-
-                        let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&target_file_path);
-                        let files = untar(local_tarball.clone(), target_file_path.clone())?;
-                        tarball_dir = target_file_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(target_file_path);
-                        files.iter().find(|f| f.ends_with("libwasmer.a")).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
-                            anyhow::bail!("Could not find libwasmer.a for {} target in the provided tarball path (files = {files:#?})", target)});
+                let (filename, tarball_dir) =
+                    if let Some(local_tarball) = cross_subc.tarball.as_ref() {
+                        Self::find_filename(local_tarball, &target)
                     } else {
                         // check if the tarball for the target already exists locally
                         let local_tarball = std::fs::read_dir(get_libwasmer_cache_path()?)?
@@ -432,91 +417,19 @@ impl CreateExe {
                                     None
                                 }
                             })
-                            .filter_map(|p| {
-                                if let Architecture::Aarch64(_) = target.architecture {
-                                    if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("aarch64") {
-                                        return None;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                if let Architecture::X86_64 = target.architecture {
-                                    if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("x86_64") {
-                                        return None;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                if let OperatingSystem::Windows = target.operating_system {
-                                    if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("windows") {
-                                        return None;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                if let OperatingSystem::Darwin = target.operating_system {
-                                    if !(p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("apple")
-                                        || p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("darwin"))
-                                    {
-                                        return None;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                if let OperatingSystem::Linux = target.operating_system {
-                                    if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("linux") {
-                                        return None;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                Some(p)
-                            })
+                            .filter_map(|p| Self::filter_tarballs(&p, &target))
                             .next();
 
                         if let Some(local_tarball) = local_tarball.as_ref() {
-                            let target_file_path = local_tarball
-                                .parent()
-                                .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(local_tarball.file_stem()?)))
-                                .unwrap_or_else(|| local_tarball.clone());
-
-                            let target_file_path = target_file_path
-                                .parent()
-                                .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(target_file_path.file_stem()?)))
-                                .unwrap_or_else(|| target_file_path.clone());
-
-                            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&target_file_path);
-                            let files = untar(local_tarball.clone(), target_file_path.clone())?;
-                            tarball_dir =
-                                target_file_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(target_file_path);
-                            files.iter().find(|f| f.ends_with("libwasmer.a")).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
-                                anyhow!("Could not find libwasmer.a for {} target in the provided tarball path (files = {files:#?})", target)})?
+                            Self::find_filename(local_tarball, &target)
                         } else {
-                            #[cfg(feature = "http")]
-                            {
-                                let release = http_fetch::get_latest_release()?;
-                                let tarball =
-                                    http_fetch::download_release(release, target.clone())?;
-                                let target_file_path = tarball
-                                    .parent()
-                                    .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(tarball.file_stem()?)))
-                                    .unwrap_or_else(|| tarball.clone());
-
-                                let target_file_path = target_file_path
-                                    .parent()
-                                    .and_then(|parent| {
-                                        Some(parent.join(target_file_path.file_stem()?))
-                                    })
-                                    .unwrap_or_else(|| target_file_path.clone());
-
-                                tarball_dir = target_file_path
-                                    .canonicalize()
-                                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| target_file_path.clone());
-                                let files = untar(tarball, target_file_path)?;
-                                files.iter().find(|f| f.ends_with("libwasmer.a")).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
-                                    anyhow!("Could not find libwasmer for {} target in the fetched release from Github: you can download it manually and specify its path with the --cross-compilation-library-path LIBRARY_PATH flag. (files = {files:#?}", target)})?
-                            }
-                            #[cfg(not(feature = "http"))]
-                            return Err(anyhow!("This wasmer binary isn't compiled with an HTTP request library (feature flag `http`). To cross-compile, specify the path of the non-native libwasmer or release tarball with the --library-path LIBRARY_PATH or --tarball TARBALL_PATH flag."));
+                            let release = http_fetch::get_latest_release()?;
+                            let tarball = http_fetch::download_release(release, target.clone())?;
+                            Self::find_filename(&tarball, &target)
                         }
-                    };
-                    tarball_dir.join(&filename)
-                }
+                    }?;
+
+                tarball_dir.join(&filename)
             };
             let ccs = CrossCompileSetup {
                 target,
@@ -529,6 +442,70 @@ impl CreateExe {
         }
     }
 
+    fn find_filename(
+        local_tarball: &PathBuf,
+        target: &Triple,
+    ) -> Result<(String, PathBuf), anyhow::Error> {
+        let target_file_path = local_tarball
+            .parent()
+            .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(local_tarball.file_stem()?)))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| local_tarball.clone());
+
+        let target_file_path = target_file_path
+            .parent()
+            .and_then(|parent| Some(parent.join(target_file_path.file_stem()?)))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| target_file_path.clone());
+
+        let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&target_file_path);
+        let files = untar(local_tarball.clone(), target_file_path.clone())?;
+        let tarball_dir = target_file_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(target_file_path);
+
+        let file = files
+        .iter()
+        .find(|f| f.ends_with("libwasmer.a")).cloned()
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            anyhow!("Could not find libwasmer.a for {} target in the provided tarball path (files = {files:#?})", target)
+        })?;
+
+        Ok((file, tarball_dir))
+    }
+
+    fn filter_tarballs(p: &PathBuf, target: &Triple) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        if let Architecture::Aarch64(_) = target.architecture {
+            if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("aarch64") {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Architecture::X86_64 = target.architecture {
+            if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("x86_64") {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let OperatingSystem::Windows = target.operating_system {
+            if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("windows") {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let OperatingSystem::Darwin = target.operating_system {
+            if !(p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("apple")
+                || p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("darwin"))
+            {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let OperatingSystem::Linux = target.operating_system {
+            if !p.file_name()?.to_str()?.contains("linux") {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Some(p.clone())
+    }
+
     fn compile_c(
         &self,
         wasm_object_path: PathBuf,