diff --git a/core/makefile b/core/makefile
index 97835d8..a387513 100644
--- a/core/makefile
+++ b/core/makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN, $(shell uname)),CYGWIN)
 	LIBLINE =-Wl,--out-implib=$(CORE_OUTDIR)/lib$(OUTNAME).dll.a -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--whole-archive $(OBJ) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
 	OUT=$(CORE_OUTDIR)/$(OUTNAME).dll
 else ifeq ($(shell uname),Linux)
-	LIBLINE=-Wl,--out-implib=../$(CORE_OUTDIR)/lib$(OUTNAME).a -Wl,--whole-archive $(OBJ) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-	OUT=../$(CORE_OUTDIR)/lib$(OUTNAME).so
+	LIBLINE=-Wl,--out-implib=./$(CORE_OUTDIR)/lib$(OUTNAME).a -Wl,--whole-archive $(OBJ) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
+	OUT=./$(CORE_OUTDIR)/lib$(OUTNAME).so
 	CFLAGS += -fPIC
 else ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	LIBLINE =-Wl,--out-implib=$(CORE_OUTDIR)/lib$(OUTNAME).dll.a -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--whole-archive $(OBJ) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 9c4df5c..be548f5 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ export CORE_OUTDIR = ../$(LIBDIR)
 
 all: $(OUTDIR) $(LIBDIR) toy core
 	$(MAKE) -C source
+ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN, $(shell uname)),CYGWIN)
 	cp $(LIBDIR)/*.dll $(OUTDIR)
+else ifeq ($(shell uname),Linux)
+	cp $(LIBDIR)/*.so $(OUTDIR)
+else ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+	cp $(LIBDIR)/*.dll $(OUTDIR)
+endif
 
 toy: $(LIBDIR)
 	$(MAKE) -C Toy/source
diff --git a/source/makefile b/source/makefile
index afa9f4c..0f6882d 100644
--- a/source/makefile
+++ b/source/makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OBJ = $(addprefix $(ODIR)/,$(SRC:.c=.o))
 OUT=../$(OUTDIR)/airport
 
 all: $(OBJ)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(OUT) $(OBJ) -L../$(LIBDIR) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(OUT) $(OBJ) -Wl,-rpath,. -L../$(LIBDIR) $(LIBS)
 
 $(OBJ): | $(ODIR)
 
diff --git a/test/makefile b/test/makefile
index 851fc91..5721d57 100644
--- a/test/makefile
+++ b/test/makefile
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ OBJ = $(addprefix $(ODIR)/,$(TARGETS:../core/%.c=%.o)) $(addprefix $(ODIR)/,$(TE
 all: $(OBJ) $(TESTS:%.c=../$(OUTDIR)/%.exe)
 
 ../$(OUTDIR)/%.exe: $(ODIR)/%.o
-	@$(CC) -o $@ $< $(TARGETS:../core/%.c=$(ODIR)/%.o) $(CFLAGS) -L../$(LIBDIR) $(LIBS)
-	cp ../$(LIBDIR)/*.dll ../$(OUTDIR)
 ifeq ($(shell uname),Linux)
+	@$(CC) -o $@ $< $(TARGETS:../core/%.c=$(ODIR)/%.o) $(CFLAGS) -Wl,-rpath,../out -L../$(LIBDIR) $(LIBS)
+	cp ../$(LIBDIR)/*.so ../$(OUTDIR)
 	valgrind --leak-check=full --track-origins=yes $@
 else
+	@$(CC) -o $@ $< $(TARGETS:../core/%.c=$(ODIR)/%.o) $(CFLAGS) -L../$(LIBDIR) $(LIBS)
+	cp ../$(LIBDIR)/*.dll ../$(OUTDIR)
 	$@
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/test_engine_node.c b/test/test_engine_node.c
index fefaf60..59fe058 100644
--- a/test/test_engine_node.c
+++ b/test/test_engine_node.c
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+//suppress the print keyword
+static void noPrintFn(const char* output) {
+	//NO OP
+}
+
 //compilation functions
 char* readFile(char* path, size_t* fileSize) {
 	FILE* file = fopen(path, "rb");
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ int main() {
 		//setup interpreter
 		Interpreter interpreter;
 		initInterpreter(&interpreter);
+		setInterpreterPrint(&interpreter, noPrintFn);
 
 		size_t size = 0;
 
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ int main() {
 		//setup interpreter
 		Interpreter interpreter;
 		initInterpreter(&interpreter);
+		setInterpreterPrint(&interpreter, noPrintFn);
 
 		size_t size = 0;
 
@@ -134,6 +141,8 @@ int main() {
 			resetInterpreter(&interpreter);
 
 			pushEngineNode(&node, &child);
+
+			free((void*)source);
 		}
 
 		//test the calls