diff --git a/GNUmakefile.am b/GNUmakefile.am
index 9e658a415..d197261e7 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.am
+++ b/GNUmakefile.am
@@ -25,63 +25,49 @@ else
   AM_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++0x
 endif
 
+TEST_EXTENSIONS = .rb
+
 if ENABLE_TESTS
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = tester
+SASS_SASSC_PATH ?= $(top_srcdir)/sassc
+SASS_SPEC_PATH ?= $(top_srcdir)/sass-spec
 
+noinst_PROGRAMS = tester
 tester_LDADD = src/libsass.la
-tester_SOURCES = $(SASS_SASSC_PATH)/sassc.c
-tester_VERSION ?= `cd "$(SASS_SASSC_PATH)" && ./version.sh`
-tester_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DSASSC_VERSION="\"$(tester_VERSION)\""
-tester_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) -DSASSC_VERSION="\"$(tester_VERSION)\""
 tester_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+nodist_tester_SOURCES = $(SASS_SASSC_PATH)/sassc.c
+SASS_SASSC_VERSION ?= `cd "$(SASS_SASSC_PATH)" && ./version.sh`
+tester_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DSASSC_VERSION="\"$(SASS_SASSC_VERSION)\""
+tester_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) -DSASSC_VERSION="\"$(SASS_SASSC_VERSION)\""
 
 if ENABLE_COVERAGE
 nodist_EXTRA_tester_SOURCES = non-existent-file-to-force-CXX-linking.cxx
 endif
 
-SASS_SASSC_PATH ?= $(top_srcdir)/sassc
-SASS_SPEC_PATH ?= $(top_srcdir)/sass-spec
-
-TESTS = \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/basic \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/css \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/extend-tests \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/extends \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/libsass \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/libsass-closed-issues \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/maps \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/misc \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/regressions \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/scss \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/scss-tests \
-	$(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/spec/types
+TESTS = $(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/sass-spec.rb
+RB_LOG_COMPILER = ./script/tap-runner
+AM_RB_LOG_FLAGS = $(RUBY)
 
 SASS_TEST_FLAGS = -V 3.5 --impl libsass
-LOG_DRIVER = env AM_TAP_AWK='$(AWK)' $(SHELL) ./script/tap-driver
-AM_LOG_FLAGS = -c ./tester $(LOG_FLAGS)
-if USE_TAP
-	AM_LOG_FLAGS += -t
-	SASS_TEST_FLAGS += -t | tapout
-	LOG_COMPILER = ./script/tap-runner $(RUBY) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/sass-spec.rb
-else
-	LOG_COMPILER = $(RUBY) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/sass-spec.rb
-endif
+SASS_TEST_FLAGS += -r $(SASS_SPEC_PATH)
+SASS_TEST_FLAGS += -c $(top_srcdir)/tester$(EXEEXT)
+AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = TEST_FLAGS='$(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)'
 
 SASS_TESTER = $(RUBY) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH)/sass-spec.rb
-SASS_TESTER += -c $(top_srcdir)/tester$(EXEEXT)
 
 test:
-	$(SASS_TESTER) $(LOG_FLAGS) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH) $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
+	$(SASS_TESTER) $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
 
 test_build:
-	$(SASS_TESTER) $(LOG_FLAGS) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH) $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
+	$(SASS_TESTER) $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
 
 test_full:
-	$(SASS_TESTER) --run-todo $(LOG_FLAGS) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH) $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
+	$(SASS_TESTER) --run-todo $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
 
 test_probe:
-	$(SASS_TESTER) --probe-todo $(LOG_FLAGS) $(SASS_SPEC_PATH) $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
+	$(SASS_TESTER) --probe-todo $(SASS_TEST_FLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: test test_build test_full test_probe
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf05dbfaa..b5a943217 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([include/sass/version.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([script])
+
 # These are flags passed to automake
 # Though they look like gcc flags!
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign parallel-tests -Wall])
@@ -93,21 +94,16 @@ the --with-sass-spec-dir=<dir> argument.
       ;;
   esac
   AC_SUBST(SASS_SPEC_PATH)
-
-  # TODO: Remove this when automake requirements are 1.12+
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether we can use TAP mode])
-  tmp=`$AWK '/TEST_LOG_DRIVER/' $srcdir/GNUmakefile.in`
-  if test "x$tmp" != "x"; then
-    use_tap=yes
-  else
-    use_tap=no
-  fi
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([$use_tap])
-
+else
+  # we do not really need these paths for non test build
+  # but automake may error if we do not define them here
+  SASS_SPEC_PATH=sass-spec
+  SASS_SASSC_PATH=sassc
+  AC_SUBST(SASS_SPEC_PATH)
+  AC_SUBST(SASS_SASSC_PATH)
 fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_TESTS, test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes")
-AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_TAP, test "x$use_tap" = "xyes")
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([coverage],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-coverage],
diff --git a/script/tap-runner b/script/tap-runner
index 4adecafb9..56c13bfb4 100755
--- a/script/tap-runner
+++ b/script/tap-runner
@@ -1 +1 @@
-$@ | tapout tap
\ No newline at end of file
+$@ $TEST_FLAGS --tap --silent | tapout tap