diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60edb9118fa..fcdf6a27736 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ compile:
 clean:
 	$(REBAR) clean
 
-cover: test
+cover: 
+	$(REBAR) eunit --cover
 	$(REBAR) cover
 
 test: compile
-	$(REBAR) as test do eunit
+	$(REBAR) eunit
 
 dialyzer:
 	$(REBAR) dialyzer
diff --git a/eqc/pbkdf2_eqc.erl b/eqc/pbkdf2_eqc.erl
index ce4762a738f..0e72bac5575 100644
--- a/eqc/pbkdf2_eqc.erl
+++ b/eqc/pbkdf2_eqc.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -module(pbkdf2_eqc).
 
+%% Compile C code and compare C code execution with Erlang code.
+
 -export([prop_equivalent/0]).
 
 -include_lib("eqc/include/eqc.hrl").
@@ -9,60 +11,72 @@
 	eqc:on_output(fun(Str, Args) -> io:format(user, Str, Args) end, P)).
 
 eqc_test_() ->
-	{timeout, 30,
-		[
-			{timeout, 30, ?_assertEqual(true, eqc:quickcheck(eqc:testing_time(14, ?QC_OUT(prop_equivalent()))))}
-			]
-		}.
+    {timeout, 30,
+     [
+      {timeout, 30, ?_assertEqual(true, eqc:quickcheck(eqc:testing_time(14, ?QC_OUT(prop_equivalent()))))}
+     ]
+    }.
 
 prop_equivalent() ->
-	%% try to compile the openssl port we need to compare the erlang version against:
-	case code:lib_dir(erl_interface) of
-		{error, Reason} ->
-			{error, Reason};
-		EIDir ->
-			%% we assume the ebin of this file is in .eunit, where rebar puts it
-			PortSrcDir = "eqc",
-			%% yeeehaw
-			[] = os:cmd("gcc -Wno-format -Wno-pointer-sign  -Wno-implicit-function-declaration "++PortSrcDir++"/pbkdf2-port.c -o pbkdf2-port -I"++EIDir++"/include -L"++EIDir++"/lib -lei -lssl -lcrypto"),
-			?FORALL({Password, Salt, Iterations, KeySize}, {gen_print_bin(), gen_salt(), gen_iterations(), gen_keysize()},
-				begin
-					Port = open_port({spawn, "./pbkdf2-port"}, [{packet, 4}]),
-					Hash = sha, %% only hash openssl supports for PBKDF2 is SHA1 :(
-					{ok, Bin} = pbkdf2:pbkdf2(Hash, Password, Salt, Iterations, KeySize),
-					Result = pbkdf2:to_hex(Bin),
-					port_command(Port, term_to_binary({Hash, Password, Salt, Iterations, KeySize})),
-					Expected = receive
-						{Port, {data, E}} ->
-							list_to_binary(E)
-					after
-						5000 ->
-							timeout
-					end,
-					port_close(Port),
-					?WHENFAIL(begin
-							io:format(user, "Password ~p~n", [Password]),
-							io:format(user, "Salt ~p~n", [Salt]),
-							io:format(user, "Iterations ~p~n", [Iterations]),
-							io:format(user, "KeySize ~p~n", [KeySize]),
-							io:format(user, "Expected ~p~n", [Expected]),
-							io:format(user, "Result   ~p~n", [Result])
-						end,
-						Expected == Result)
-				end)
-	end.
+    ?SETUP(fun() ->
+                   ok = compile_c_code(),
+                   fun(_) -> ok end
+           end,
+           ?FORALL({Password, Salt, Iterations, KeySize}, {gen_print_bin(), gen_salt(), gen_iterations(), gen_keysize()},
+                   begin
+                       Port = open_port({spawn, "./pbkdf2-port"}, [{packet, 4}]),
+                       Hash = sha, %% only hash openssl supports for PBKDF2 is SHA1 :(
+                       {ok, Bin} = pbkdf2:pbkdf2(Hash, Password, Salt, Iterations, KeySize),
+                       Result = pbkdf2:to_hex(Bin),
+                       port_command(Port, term_to_binary({Hash, Password, Salt, Iterations, KeySize})),
+                       Expected = receive
+                                      {Port, {data, E}} ->
+                                          list_to_binary(E)
+                                  after
+                                      5000 ->
+                                          timeout
+                                  end,
+                       port_close(Port),
+                       ?WHENFAIL(begin
+                                     io:format(user, "Password ~p~n", [Password]),
+                                     io:format(user, "Salt ~p~n", [Salt]),
+                                     io:format(user, "Iterations ~p~n", [Iterations]),
+                                     io:format(user, "KeySize ~p~n", [KeySize]),
+                                     io:format(user, "Expected ~p~n", [Expected]),
+                                     io:format(user, "Result   ~p~n", [Result])
+                                 end,
+                                 Expected == Result)
+                   end)).
+
+compile_c_code() ->
+    %% try to compile the openssl port we need to compare the erlang version against:
+    case code:lib_dir(erl_interface) of
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {error, Reason};
+        EIDir ->
+            %% EIDir is the erl_interface dir which contains lib and include for erl_interface C code
+            PortSrcDir = "./eqc",
+            %% yeeehaw
+            case os:cmd("gcc -Wno-format -Wno-pointer-sign  -Wno-implicit-function-declaration "++PortSrcDir++"/pbkdf2-port.c -o pbkdf2-port -I"++EIDir++"/include -L"++EIDir++"/lib -lei -lssl -lcrypto") of
+                [] ->
+                    ok;
+                Error ->
+                    %% We need access to include files like openssl/evp.h
+                    {error, {compiling_c_code, Error}}
+            end
+    end.
 
 gen_print_str() ->
-	?LET(Xs, list(char()), [X || X <- Xs, io_lib:printable_list([X]), X /= $~, X < 255]).
+    ?LET(Xs, list(char()), [X || X <- Xs, io_lib:printable_list([X]), X /= $~, X < 255]).
 
 gen_print_bin() ->
-	?SUCHTHAT(B, ?LET(Xs, gen_print_str(), list_to_binary(Xs)), B/= <<>>).
+    ?SUCHTHAT(B, ?LET(Xs, gen_print_str(), list_to_binary(Xs)), B/= <<>>).
 
 gen_salt() ->
-	?SUCHTHAT(S, binary(), S /= <<>>).
+    ?SUCHTHAT(S, binary(), S /= <<>>).
 
 gen_keysize() ->
-	?LET(Xs, nat(), Xs+5).
+    ?LET(Xs, nat(), Xs+5).
 
 gen_iterations() ->
-	?LET(X, ?SUCHTHAT(I, nat(), I > 0), X*X).
+    ?LET(X, ?SUCHTHAT(I, nat(), I > 0), X*X).
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 4188f1a664a..fae6139f6d2 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 
 {eunit_opts, [verbose]}.
 
-
 {plugins, [{eqc_rebar, {git, "https://github.com/Quviq/eqc-rebar", {branch, "master"}}}]}.
 
-
 {xref_checks,[undefined_function_calls,undefined_functions,locals_not_used,
     deprecated_function_calls, deprecated_functions]}.