diff --git a/build-test.sh b/build-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e890910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo 'building all components'
+
+cd ..
+
+#building library first
+cd library/build
+cmake ..
+make 
+make test
+cd ../..
+
+for d in */; do
+    cd "$d"
+    FILE=build
+    echo $d
+    if [ -d $FILE ]; then
+        echo 'building component ' $d
+        cd build
+        cmake ..
+        make
+        make test
+        cd ..
+    fi
+
+    cd ..
+done
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 5ac5fe3..30522ef 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ cd ..
 cd library/build
 cmake ..
 make 
-make test
 cd ../..
 
 for d in */; do
@@ -20,9 +19,8 @@ for d in */; do
         cd build
         cmake ..
         make
-        make test
         cd ..
     fi
 
     cd ..
-done
\ No newline at end of file
+done