diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7fc6e1b0a..b98d0d993 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ test:
 	@python tests/run_tests.py -q
 
 test-local:
-	@echo "*** boostrapping local test environment..."
-	export ${LINK_FIX}=`pwd`/src:${${LINK_FIX}} && \
+	@echo "*** Boostrapping local test environment..."
+	@export ${LINK_FIX}=`pwd`/src:${${LINK_FIX}} && \
 	export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`/bindings/python/:${PYTHONPATH} && \
 	export MAPNIK_FONT_DIRECTORY=`pwd`/fonts/dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.33/ttf/ && \
 	export MAPNIK_INPUT_PLUGINS_DIRECTORY=`pwd`/plugins/input/ && \
 	make test
 
+check: test-local
+
 demo:
 	@echo "*** Running rundemo.cpp…"
 	cd demo/c++; ./rundemo `mapnik-config --prefix`/lib/mapnik