diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/build-conda.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29ce6526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-conda.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Build and Test Linux/Windows/MacOSX
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  run:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [ "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        platform: [x64, x32]
+#  debug on a single os/platform/python version
+#       python-version: [ "3.9"]
+#       os: [ubuntu-latest]
+#       platform: [x64]
+        exclude:
+          - os: macos-latest  
+            platform: x32
+          - os: macos-latest  
+            python-version: "3.6"
+          - os: windows-latest  
+            python-version: "3.6"
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Setup Conda
+      uses: s-weigand/setup-conda@v1
+      with:
+        activate-conda: false
+        conda-channels: conda-forge
+
+    - name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: |
+        conda create --name TEST python=${{ matrix.python-version }} numpy cython pip pytest wheel pyproj eccodes --strict-channel-priority
+        source activate TEST
+        pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
+        conda info --all
+        conda list
+
+    - name: Tests
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: |
+        source activate TEST
+        #if [ "windows-latest" == "${{ matrix.os }}" ]; then 
+        #   export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX/Library/share/eccodes/definitions
+        #fi
+        cd test
+        python test.py
+        pytest -vv test_latlons.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9d368561..0b6989ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ jobs:
       PROJ_LIB: /usr/share/proj
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        #python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.9"]
     steps:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ jobs:
         python setup.py install
     - name: Test
       run: |
-        export MPLBACKEND=agg
         cd test
+        export MPLBACKEND=agg
         pytest test*py --mpl --mpl-baseline-path=baseline_images
         # if no mpl/cartopy run this
         #pytest test.py test_latlons.py
diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index bb6cf81b..0349eee3 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version 2.1.4 (not yet released)
+version 2.1.4 (git tag v2.1.4rel)(
 ================================
 * move conftest.py to test dir (so tests can be run from there)
 * add check-manifest test to github actions workflow.
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ version 2.1.4 (not yet released)
 * add windows and macos x tests.
 * make sure gribmessage.__repr__ doesn't fail is shapeOfTheEarth parameter
   is missing (issue #177).
+* move private eccodes dir inside 'share', so `import eccodes` doesn't import an empty package.
 
 version 2.1.3 (git tag v2.1.3rel)
 ================================
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3c50a970..7578e338 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,16 +31,19 @@ def extract_version(CYTHON_FNAME):
 
 
 def package_files(directory):
+    owd = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(os.path.join('src','pygrib'))
     paths = []
     for (path, directories, filenames) in os.walk(directory):
         for filename in filenames:
-            paths.append(os.path.join("..", path, filename))
+            paths.append(os.path.join(path, filename))
+    os.chdir(owd)
     return paths
 
-
-package_data = {}
 if os.environ.get("PYGRIB_WHEEL") is not None:
-    package_data[""] = package_files("eccodes")
+    package_data={'':package_files('share')}
+else:
+    package_data={}
 
 cmdclass = {"build_ext": NumpyBuildExtCommand}
 
diff --git a/src/pygrib/_pygrib.pyx b/src/pygrib/_pygrib.pyx
index 864ac1eb..425d308a 100644
--- a/src/pygrib/_pygrib.pyx
+++ b/src/pygrib/_pygrib.pyx
@@ -262,14 +262,16 @@ def set_definitions_path(object eccodes_definition_path):
 if 'ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH' in os.environ:
     _eccodes_datadir = os.environ['ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH']
 else:
-    _tmp_path = os.path.join('eccodes','definitions')
-    _definitions_path = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'..'),_tmp_path)
+    # definitions at level of package dir 
+    _tmp_path = os.path.join('share','eccodes','definitions')
+    _definitions_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),_tmp_path)
     # if definitions path exists inside pygrib installation (as it does when installed
     # via a binary wheel) tell eccodes to use internal eccodes definitions.
     if os.path.isdir(_definitions_path):
         _eccodes_datadir = os.sep.join([_definitions_path])
     else:
         _eccodes_datadir = None
+
 if _eccodes_datadir is not None:
     set_definitions_path(_eccodes_datadir)
 
diff --git a/eccodes/template.3.32769.def b/src/pygrib/share/eccodes/template.3.32769.def
similarity index 100%
rename from eccodes/template.3.32769.def
rename to src/pygrib/share/eccodes/template.3.32769.def
diff --git a/test/test_gaussian.py b/test/test_gaussian.py
index 8accf574..078f93a6 100644
--- a/test/test_gaussian.py
+++ b/test/test_gaussian.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 def test_gaussian():
     fig = plt.figure()
     ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree(central_longitude=0))
-    ax.coastlines()
+    ax.coastlines(zorder=2)
     ax.contourf(lons,lats,data,15)
     # plot location of every 4th grid point
     plt.scatter(lons[::4,::4].ravel(),lats[::4,::4].ravel(),1,marker='o',color='k',zorder=10)
diff --git a/test/test_reglatlon.py b/test/test_reglatlon.py
index 9784c5e7..bfd11a40 100644
--- a/test/test_reglatlon.py
+++ b/test/test_reglatlon.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 def test_reglatlon1():
     fig = plt.figure()
     ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree(central_longitude=0))
-    ax.coastlines()
+    ax.coastlines(zorder=2)
     ax.contourf(lons,lats,data,15,cmap=plt.cm.hot_r)
     plt.title('%s Global Lat/Lon Grid' % grb.name)
     return fig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_reglatlon1():
 def test_reglatlon2():
     fig = plt.figure()
     ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree(central_longitude=0))
-    ax.coastlines()
+    ax.coastlines(zorder=2)
     ax.contourf(lons,lats,data2,15)
     plt.title('%s Global Lat/Lon Grid' % grb2.name)
     return fig
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_reglatlon3():
     fig = plt.figure()
     ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree(central_longitude=0))
     ax.set_extent([lon1,lon2,lat1,lat2],crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())
-    ax.coastlines()
+    ax.coastlines(zorder=2)
     ax.contourf(lonsubset,latsubset,datsubset,15,cmap=plt.cm.hot_r)
     plt.title('%s Regional Lat/Lon Grid' % grb.name)
     return fig