diff --git a/include/psyc/parser.h b/include/psyc/parser.h
index d54744d..f03f6b4 100644
--- a/include/psyc/parser.h
+++ b/include/psyc/parser.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ typedef enum
 typedef struct
 {
 	size_t length;
-	const uint8_t * ptr;
+	const uint8_t * ptr; // just an unsigned char for opaque data
 } PSYC_Array;
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index a9c8fe2..3f4dec0 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CFLAGS=-I../include -DDEBUG -g -O0 -Wall
-LDFLAGS=-L..
+LDFLAGS=-L../src
 LOADLIBES=-lpsyc
 TARGETS=testParser testMatch
 
diff --git a/tests/testParser.c b/tests/testParser.c
index a704409..7020354 100644
--- a/tests/testParser.c
+++ b/tests/testParser.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	PSYC_nextBuffer(&state, PSYC_createArray(buffer, index));
 
 	// try parsing that now
-	while (ret = PSYC_parse(&state, &modifier, &name, &value))
+	while ((ret = PSYC_parse(&state, &modifier, &name, &value)))
 	{
 		switch (ret)
 		{
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 					write(1, ">>> LIST START\n", 15);
 					PSYC_initListState(&listState);
 					PSYC_nextListBuffer(&listState, value);
-					while (ret = PSYC_parseList(&listState, &name, &value, &elem))
+					while ((ret = PSYC_parseList(&listState, &name, &value, &elem)))
 					{
 						switch (ret)
 						{