diff --git a/localize.sh b/localize.sh
index d24bdcb40..4b69c2f6b 100755
--- a/localize.sh
+++ b/localize.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ fi
 export PATH=$(pwd)/utils/mapnik-render/:${PATH}
 export PATH=$(pwd)/utils/mapnik-index/:${PATH}
 export PATH=$(pwd)/utils/mapnik-config/:${PATH}
+export PATH=$(pwd)/utils/shapeindex/:${PATH}
 
 # mapnik-settings.env is an optional file to store
 # environment variables that should be used before
diff --git a/test/unit/datasource/shapeindex.cpp b/test/unit/datasource/shapeindex.cpp
index 79ac9a9e6..636713feb 100644
--- a/test/unit/datasource/shapeindex.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/datasource/shapeindex.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ int create_shapefile_index(std::string const& filename, bool index_parts, bool s
         cmd += std::string("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=") + std::getenv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH") + " ";
     }
 
-    cmd += "shapeindex";
-    if (index_parts) cmd+= " --index-parts ";
+    cmd += "shapeindex ";
+    if (index_parts) cmd+= "--index-parts ";
     cmd += filename;
     if (silent)
     {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TEST_CASE("shapeindex")
                         // count features
                         std::size_t feature_count = count_shapefile_features(path);
                         // create *.index
-                        create_shapefile_index(path, index_parts);
+                        REQUIRE(create_shapefile_index(path, index_parts) == 0);
                         if (feature_count == 0)
                         {
                             REQUIRE(!mapnik::util::exists(index_path)); // index won't be created if there's no features