diff --git a/CI/ci-mac.sh b/CI/ci-mac.sh
index bc29c2b4..863d7a67 100755
--- a/CI/ci-mac.sh
+++ b/CI/ci-mac.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ cd Unittests
 #execute tests
 ./unittests --gtest_color=yes --gtest_output=xml
 
+cd ..
 # Execute Python unittests
 cd Python-Unittests
 
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ python -m unittest discover -v
 
 cd ..
 cd ..
-cd ..
 
 
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@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ cd build-debug
 
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=ON $OPTIONS ../
 
+#build it
+make
+
 #build the unit tests
 make unittests
 
@@ -82,6 +85,8 @@ cd Unittests
 # Run the unittests
 ./unittests --gtest_color=yes --gtest_output=xml
 
+cd ..
+
 # Execute Python unittests
 cd Python-Unittests