diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1996bc0..d7185367 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include $(mkfile_dir)/etc/makefiles/arduino-cli.mk
 # since this messes with downstream makefiles
 
 ifneq ($(TEST_PATH),) 
- TEST_PATH_ARG="TEST_PATH='$(TEST_PATH)'"
+TEST_PATH_ARG="TEST_PATH='$(TEST_PATH)'"
 endif
 
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ simulator-tests: configure-arduino-cli prepare-virtual
 	$(MAKE) -C tests all
 
 docker-simulator-tests:
-	${TEST_PATH_ARG} ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER="$(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER)" ./bin/run-docker "make simulator-tests"
+	ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER="$(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER)" ./bin/run-docker "make simulator-tests $(TEST_PATH_ARG)"
 
 docker-bash:
 	ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER="$(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER)" ./bin/run-docker "bash"
diff --git a/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk b/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk
index 5e8a426f..52c2404a 100644
--- a/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk
+++ b/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ${BIN_DIR}/${BIN_FILE}: ${TEST_OBJS}
 # We force sketch recompiliation because otherwise, make won't pick up changes to...anything on the arduino side
 compile-sketch:
 	@echo "link"
-	install -d "${BIN_DIR}" "${LIB_DIR}"
+	@install -d "${BIN_DIR}" "${LIB_DIR}"
 	env LIBONLY=yes \
 		LOCAL_CFLAGS="'-I$(shell pwd)'" \
 		OUTPUT_PATH="${LIB_DIR}" \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 0501454f..3196ae2c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 top_dir		:= $(abspath $(dir $(lastword ${MAKEFILE_LIST}))..)
 
-$(info Top dir is $(top_dir))
-
 build_dir 	:= ${top_dir}/_build
 
 LIB_DIR		:= ${build_dir}/lib
@@ -16,18 +14,17 @@ TESTS		?= $(shell find ${top_dir}/${TEST_PATH} -name '*.ino' -exec dirname {} \;
 
 .PHONY: clean cmake-clean all googletest
 
-$(info TEst dir is $(TESTS))
-
-all: ${TESTS}
-	@for test in ${TESTS}; do \
-		${MAKE} -s -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C ${test} top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=${test} run; \
-	done || exit 1
 
 generate-testcases:
 	@for test in ${TESTS}; do \
-		${MAKE} -s -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C ${test} top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=${test} generate-testcase; \
+		${MAKE} -s -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C $${test} top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=$${test} generate-testcase; \
 	done
 
+all: ${TESTS}
+	@for test in ${TESTS}; do \
+		${MAKE} -s -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C $${test} top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=$${test} run; \
+	done || exit 1
+
 cmake-clean:
 	rm -rf "${top_dir}/testing/googletest/build/*"
 
@@ -45,13 +42,13 @@ ${top_dir}/testing/googletest/build/Makefile:
 	install -d ${top_dir}/testing/googletest/build && cd ${top_dir}/testing/googletest/build && cmake ..
 
 ${libcommon_a}:
-	${MAKE} -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/libcommon.mk -C ${top_dir}/testing
+	${MAKE} -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/libcommon.mk -C ${top_dir}/testing all
 
 Makefile:
 	@:
 
 ${TESTS}: ${libcommon_a} googletest
-	${MAKE} -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C $@ top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=$@
+	${MAKE} -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C $@ top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=$@ build
 
 %+run:
 	${MAKE} -s -f ${top_dir}/testing/makefiles/testcase.mk -C $* top_dir=${top_dir} testcase=$* run