diff --git a/.woodpecker/build.yaml b/.woodpecker/build.yaml
index 1e860cd..3e6b74f 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/build.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/build.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ labels:
   platform: ${platform}
     
 steps:
-  build-berkeley:
+  build:
     when:
       event: [push]
     image: alpine:latest
@@ -16,4 +16,14 @@ steps:
       - meson setup --reconfigure build
       - ninja -C build
 
+  test:
+    when:
+      event: [push]
+    image: alpine:latest
+    commands:
+      - apk update
+      - apk add --no-cache bash build-base gdb perl sodium sodium-dev jansson jansson-dev db db-dev pkgconfig meson ninja
+      - meson setup --reconfigure build
+      - ninja -C build test
+
 
diff --git a/.woodpecker/release.yaml b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
index e6afe57..3f3a047 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ steps:
     image: alpine:latest
     commands:
       - apk update
-      - apk add --no-cache bash build-base words-en gdb perl pcre2-static pcre2-dev gdbm gdbm-dev pkgconfig meson ninja git
+      - apk add --no-cache bash build-base gdb perl sodium sodium-dev jansson jansson-dev db db-dev pkgconfig meson ninja
       - meson setup --reconfigure --prefer-static  -Dcpp_link_args="-static" --buildtype=release build
       - ninja -C build
       - meson dist -C build --formats xztar,gztar,zip
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 979b17e..c04a8ed 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -115,3 +115,6 @@ if pod2man.found()
     install_man('pcp.1')
   endif
 endif
+
+
+subdir('tests')
diff --git a/tests/iotests.cfg b/tests/iotests.cfg
index 6146aa3..c130439 100644
--- a/tests/iotests.cfg
+++ b/tests/iotests.cfg
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@
 #    You can contact me by mail: <tlinden AT cpan DOT org>.
 #
 
-pcp=../src/pcp1
+pcp=../pcp
 vault=v1
 passwd=xxx
 md5msg=66b8c4ca9e5d2a7e3c0559c3cdea3d50
+os=$(uname)
 
 . ./keys.cfg
 
 check_dependencies_shell () {
-    cmd="which mdmfs"
-    expect="/mdmfs/"
-    check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
+    if test "$os" = "FreeBSD"; then
+        cmd="which mdmfs"
+        expect="/mdmfs/"
+        check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
+    fi
 }
 
 check_dependencies_pcp () {
@@ -39,10 +42,16 @@ check_dependencies_pcp () {
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
-# this one only works on freebsd for my user. sorrry
+# this one only works on freebsd for my user. sorry
 check_vault_disk_full () {
-  sudo mdmfs -s 1M -w 1001:1001 md env && dd if=/dev/zero of=env/b bs=1024 count=700
-  cmd="./jot 100 | while read N; do if ! (echo a; echo b) | $pcp -V env/v1 -k -x x; then break; fi; done"
-  expect="/Failed to copy/"
-  check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
+    if test "$os" = "FreeBSD"; then
+        sudo mdmfs -s 1M -w 1001:1001 md env && dd if=/dev/zero of=env/b bs=1024 count=700
+        cmd="./jot 100 | while read N; do if ! (echo a; echo b) | $pcp -V env/v1 -k -x x; then break; fi; done"
+        expect="/Failed to copy/"
+        check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
+    fi
+}
+
+prepare() {
+    :
 }
diff --git a/tests/jsonunittests.cfg b/tests/jsonunittests.cfg
index 06bc92b..673964f 100644
--- a/tests/jsonunittests.cfg
+++ b/tests/jsonunittests.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #    You can contact me by mail: <tlinden AT cpan DOT org>.
 #
 
-pcp=../src/pcp1
+pcp=../pcp
 passwd=xxx
 verbose=1
 
diff --git a/tests/md5 b/tests/md5
index d9d8207..63556e8 100755
--- a/tests/md5
+++ b/tests/md5
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 file=$1
-../src/pcp1 -C $file | awk '{print $4}'
+../pcp -C $file | awk '{print $4}'
 
 
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e2f4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# -*-python-*-
+
+# genheader statictest buffertest sample pipetest decodertest
+
+fs = import('fs')
+
+binaries = [
+    'gencheader',
+    'statictest',
+    'buffertest',
+    'sample',
+    'pipetest',
+    'decodertest',
+    'mangle',
+    'invalidkeys',
+    'pwhashes',
+    'streamtest',
+]
+
+configs = [
+    'cppunittests.cfg',
+    'iotests.cfg',
+    'jsonunittests.cfg',
+    'keys.cfg',
+    'pyunittests.cfg',
+    'stresstests.cfg',
+    'unittests.cfg',
+    'md5',
+    'jot',
+    'bart.pub',
+    'key-alicia-pub',
+    'key-alicia-sec',
+    'key-bobby-pub',
+    'key-bobby-sec'
+]
+
+foreach binary: binaries
+  executable(
+    binary,
+    binary + '.c',
+    include_directories: [pcp_inc],
+    dependencies: [libpcp_dep, pcp_deps],
+   )
+endforeach
+
+foreach config: configs
+  cp = fs.copyfile(config)
+endforeach
+
+unittest = find_program('unittests.sh', '.')
+
+test('C tests', unittest, args : ['unittests.cfg'])
+test('IO tests', unittest, args : ['iotests.cfg'])
+test('JSON tests', unittest, args : ['jsonunittests.cfg'])
diff --git a/tests/pwhashes.c b/tests/pwhashes.c
index 76ba429..106244f 100644
--- a/tests/pwhashes.c
+++ b/tests/pwhashes.c
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <sodium.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sodium.h>
-#include <limits.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
-#include "mem.h"
 #include "defines.h"
-#include "keyprint.h"
 #include "key.h"
+#include "keyprint.h"
+#include "mem.h"
 
 struct _pw_t {
   char hash[65];
@@ -24,28 +24,29 @@ int main() {
   pw *list = NULL;
   pw *have = NULL;
   unsigned char nonce[32] = {1};
+  PCPCTX *ptx = ptx_new();
 
-  if(sodium_init() == -1) return 1;
+  if (sodium_init() == -1)
+    return 1;
 
-  for(i=97; i<126; ++i) {
+  for (i = 97; i < 126; ++i) {
     pass[0] = i;
     pass[1] = 0;
-    h = pcp_derivekey(pass, nonce);
+    h = pcp_derivekey(ptx, pass, nonce);
 
-    p =0;
-    for(t=0; t<32; ++t) {
+    p = 0;
+    for (t = 0; t < 32; ++t) {
       sprintf(&tmp[p], "%02x", h[t]);
       p += 2;
     }
 
     have = NULL;
     HASH_FIND_STR(list, tmp, have);
-    if(have == NULL) {
+    if (have == NULL) {
       item = ucmalloc(sizeof(pw));
       memcpy(item->hash, tmp, 65);
-      HASH_ADD_STR( list, hash, item ); 
-    }
-    else {
+      HASH_ADD_STR(list, hash, item);
+    } else {
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: collision found: %s!\n", have->hash);
       return 1;
     }
diff --git a/tests/unittests.cfg b/tests/unittests.cfg
index 6886d05..c5537e1 100644
--- a/tests/unittests.cfg
+++ b/tests/unittests.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #    You can contact me by mail: <tlinden AT cpan DOT org>.
 #
 
-pcp=../src/pcp1
+pcp=../pcp
 vault=v1
 passwd=ech9xeiT%CuxuH1ch-is2ies1R
 md5msg=66b8c4ca9e5d2a7e3c0559c3cdea3d50
@@ -40,29 +40,29 @@ check_dependencies_pcp () {
 }
 
 check_streams_8 () {
-    md5=`./md5 ../COPYING`
-    cmd="./pipetest 8 e < ../COPYING | ./pipetest 8 d | ./md5"
+    md5=`./md5 ../../COPYING`
+    cmd="./pipetest 8 e < ../../COPYING | ./pipetest 8 d | ./md5"
     expect="/$md5/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_streams_16 () {
-    md5=`./md5 ../COPYING`
-    cmd="./pipetest 16 e < ../COPYING | ./pipetest 16 d | ./md5"
+    md5=`./md5 ../../COPYING`
+    cmd="./pipetest 16 e < ../../COPYING | ./pipetest 16 d | ./md5"
     expect="/$md5/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_streams_32 () {
-    md5=`./md5 ../COPYING`
-    cmd="./pipetest 32 e < ../COPYING | ./pipetest 32 d | ./md5"
+    md5=`./md5 ../../COPYING`
+    cmd="./pipetest 32 e < ../../COPYING | ./pipetest 32 d | ./md5"
     expect="/$md5/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_streams_64 () {
-    md5=`./md5 ../COPYING`
-    cmd="./pipetest 64 e < ../COPYING | ./pipetest 64 d | ./md5"
+    md5=`./md5 ../../COPYING`
+    cmd="./pipetest 64 e < ../../COPYING | ./pipetest 64 d | ./md5"
     expect="/$md5/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
@@ -284,27 +284,27 @@ check_sym_decrypt () {
 #
 # signature tests
 check_sign_detached_to_bobby () {
-    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -I README -f testsig -x a"
+    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -I ../../COPYING -f testsig -x a"
     expectfile="testsig"
     expect=""
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input" "$expectfile"
 }
 
 check_verify_detached_signature () {
-    cmd="$pcp -V vb -c -f testsig -I README -i $idalicia"
+    cmd="$pcp -V vb -c -f testsig -I ../../COPYING -i $idalicia"
     expect="/verified/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_verify_detached_signature_self () {
-    cmd="$pcp -V va -c -f testsig -I README"
+    cmd="$pcp -V va -c -f testsig -I ../../COPYING"
     expect="/verified/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_sign_armored_to_bobby () {
     rm -f testsig
-    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -I README -O testsig -x a -z"
+    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -I ../../COPYING -O testsig -x a -z"
     expectfile="testsig"
     expect=""
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input" "$expectfile"
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ check_verify_armored_signature_self () {
 
 check_sign_bin_to_bobby () {
     rm -f testsig
-    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -I README -O testsig -x a"
+    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -I ../../COPYING -O testsig -x a"
     expectfile="testsig"
     expect=""
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input" "$expectfile"
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ check_verify_bin_signature_self () {
 #
 # sign+encrypt tests
 check_sign_crypt_to_bobby () {
-    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -e -I README -O testsig -r Bobby -x a"
+    cmd="$pcp -V va -g -e -I ../../COPYING -O testsig -r Bobby -x a"
     expect="/Encrypted/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
@@ -572,26 +572,26 @@ check_fuzz_binary_seckey () {
 
 # checksum tests
 check_checksum_copying () {
-    cmd="$pcp -C ../COPYING"
+    cmd="$pcp -C ../../COPYING"
     expect="/$blake2/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_checksum_authenticated_copying () {
-    cmd="$pcp -x $key -C ../COPYING"
+    cmd="$pcp -x $key -C ../../COPYING"
     expect="/$blake2auth/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_checksum_copying_stdin () {
-    cmd="$pcp -C < ../COPYING"
+    cmd="$pcp -C < ../../COPYING"
     expect="/$blake2/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
 check_checksum_multiple () {
-    cmd="$pcp -C ../COPYING ../README"
-    expect="/README/"
+    cmd="$pcp -C ../../COPYING ../../../COPYING"
+    expect="/../../COPYING/"
     check "$cmd" "$expect" "$input"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests.sh b/tests/unittests.sh
index 1d54e07..80cc763 100755
--- a/tests/unittests.sh
+++ b/tests/unittests.sh
@@ -106,13 +106,23 @@ callcheck () {
 cfg="$1"
 check="$2"
 
+pwd=$(pwd)
+base=$(basename "$pwd")
+
+if test "$base" != "test"; then
+    cd tests
+fi
+
+
+echo "PWD: $(pwd)"
+
 if test -z "$cfg"; then
     echo "Usage: $0 <config> [check]"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if ! test -e "$cfg"; then
-    echo "$cfg doesn't exist!"
+    echo "$cfg doesn't exist ($(pwd))!"
     exit 1
 fi