diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 91a498c3..94dab4e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/*.user
-/build*
-.DS_Store
-
+/*.user
+/build*
+.DS_Store
+CMakeFiles/
+__/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 750d6f91..9a7d9733 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ matrix:
     - os: linux
       dist: trusty
       sudo: required
-#    - os: osx
-#      osx_image: xcode7.3
+    - os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode7.3
 before_install:
   - chmod +x ./.travis/travis_install.sh
   - ./.travis/travis_install.sh
diff --git a/.travis/travis_build.sh b/.travis/travis_build.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3689d357..0f1a4d6b
--- a/.travis/travis_build.sh
+++ b/.travis/travis_build.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
 # compile hyperion on osx
 if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == 'osx' ]]
 then
-	cmake . -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.6.1-1
+    procs=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu | xargs)
+    echo "Processes: $procs"
+
 	mkdir build || exit 1
-	cd build
+    cd build
 	cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTS=ON -Wno-dev .. || exit 2
-	make -j$(nproc) || exit 3
+	make -j$procs || exit 3
 	# make -j$(nproc) package || exit 4 # currently osx(dmg) package creation not implemented
 fi
 
diff --git a/.travis/travis_install.sh b/.travis/travis_install.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 5e63bdcf..ae7735b4
--- a/.travis/travis_install.sh
+++ b/.travis/travis_install.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 # install osx deps for hyperion compile
 if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == 'osx' ]]; then
 	echo "Install OSX deps"
-	brew update
-	brew install qt5
-	brew install libusb
-	brew install cmake
+	time brew update
+	time brew install qt5 || true
+	time brew install libusb || true
+	time brew install cmake || true
+	time brew install doxygen || true
 fi
 
 # install linux deps for hyperion compile
 if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == 'linux' ]]; then
 	echo "Install linux deps"
-	sudo apt-get -qq update ; sudo apt-get install -qq -y qtbase5-dev libqt5serialport5-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev python-dev libxrender-dev libavahi-core-dev libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev doxygen
+	sudo apt-get -qq update
+	sudo apt-get install -qq -y qtbase5-dev libqt5serialport5-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev python-dev libxrender-dev libavahi-core-dev libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev doxygen
 fi
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6229438d..956c91a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@ SET ( DEFAULT_WS2812BPWM OFF )
 SET ( DEFAULT_WS281XPWM  OFF )
 SET ( DEFAULT_V4L2       ON  )
 SET ( DEFAULT_USE_SHARED_AVAHI_LIBS  OFF )
+SET ( DEFAULT_USE_AVAHI_LIBS  ON )
 SET ( DEFAULT_TESTS      OFF )
 
 if (APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} "/usr/local/opt/qt5")
 	SET ( DEFAULT_OSX    ON )
-	SET ( DEFAULT_V4L2   OFF )
+    SET ( DEFAULT_V4L2   OFF )
 	SET ( DEFAULT_SPIDEV OFF )
 	SET ( DEFAULT_FB     OFF )
+    SET ( DEFAULT_USE_AVAHI_LIBS  OFF )
 else ()
 	if ( NOT DEFINED PLATFORM )
 		if ( "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" MATCHES "x86" )
diff --git a/libsrc/bonjour/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/bonjour/CMakeLists.txt
index f3f70b95..557691a1 100644
--- a/libsrc/bonjour/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/bonjour/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if (USE_SHARED_AVAHI_LIBS)
 		avahi-common
 		avahi-core
 		dbus-1)
-else()
+elseif (DEFAULT_USE_AVAHI_LIBS)
 	target_link_libraries(bonjour
 		libdns_sd.a
 		libavahi-client.a
diff --git a/libsrc/utils/Logger.cpp b/libsrc/utils/Logger.cpp
index 846f6fb6..d833cbd2 100644
--- a/libsrc/utils/Logger.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/utils/Logger.cpp
@@ -93,17 +93,18 @@ Logger::Logger ( std::string name, LogLevel minLevel ):
 	_loggerId(loggerId++)
 {
 #ifdef __GLIBC__
-	_appname = std::string(program_invocation_short_name);
+    const char* _appname_char = program_invocation_short_name;
 #else
-	_appname = std::string(getprogname());
+    const char* _appname_char = getprogname();
 #endif
+	_appname = std::string(_appname_char);
 	std::transform(_appname.begin(), _appname.end(),_appname.begin(), ::toupper);
 
 	loggerCount++;
 
 	if (_syslogEnabled && loggerCount == 1 )
 	{
-		openlog (program_invocation_short_name, LOG_CONS | LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_LOCAL0);
+		openlog (_appname_char, LOG_CONS | LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_LOCAL0);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hyperiond/main.cpp b/src/hyperiond/main.cpp
index 3ef8ecaa..e1c73c55 100644
--- a/src/hyperiond/main.cpp
+++ b/src/hyperiond/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <csignal>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/prctl.h> 
+
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+/* prctl is Linux only */
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <exception>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
@@ -123,7 +128,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	if (argParentPid.getValue() > 0 )
 	{
 		Info(log, "hyperiond client, parent is pid %d",argParentPid.getValue());
+#ifndef __APPLE__
 		prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGHUP);
+#endif
 	}
 	
 	int argvId = -1;