diff --git a/eo/Makefile.am b/eo/Makefile.am
index bd90204d7..d90e06e74 100644
--- a/eo/Makefile.am
+++ b/eo/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ##
 ###############################################################################
 
-SUBDIRS = src test win tutorial app
+SUBDIRS = src win tutorial app
 #Directory for documents
 DOCDIR = ~/public_html/eodocs
 #Directory for indices -- not useful for the user
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST=LICENSE
 lib:	
 	pushd src; $(MAKE) all; popd
 
-test:
-	pushd test; $(MAKE) all; popd
+test:	test/run_tests
+	pushd test; $(MAKE) all; ./run_tests; touch run_tests; popd 
 
 # so that make doc always compiles the doc ...
 doc:    doc/eo.cfg