diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f9668fd5fb58f1fbec88cedabb147382094e5f20..c29c9606962dc3ff533a36116701c1e0e3ff79ca 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
 #add_subdirectory(regression)
 
 # google test framework
-# This fails with lots of  undefined reference to `testing::UnitTest::Run()'
-#add_library(GTEST gtest-all.cpp gtest.h)
+add_library(gtest gtest-all.cpp)
+
+# tests look for gtest.h here
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # Unit tests
 add_subdirectory(unit)
 
 # Test validating models, possebly needing other software installed
-add_subdirectory(validation)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(validation)
diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index f46816bb8760942afbac8a2fb2162a040a7b01a2..24c08242c8d692d7c13886b5d41e3a4a2e72885c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ set(HEADERS
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/tree.hpp
 )
 
-# google test framework
-add_library(gtest gtest-all.cpp gtest.h)
-
 set(TEST_SOURCES
     # unit tests
     test_algorithms.cpp
diff --git a/tests/validation/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/validation/CMakeLists.txt
index e413bbe2592c9adb21a743ec1f474460d3a06632..31477528d45b62aef700fbbdff3e3ea686a66ee4 100644
--- a/tests/validation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/validation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ set(VALIDATION_SOURCES
     validate.cpp
 )
 
-# google test framework
-add_library(gtest_validate gtest-all.cpp gtest.h)
-
 add_definitions("-DDATADIR=\"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/data\"")
 
 add_executable(validate.exe ${VALIDATION_SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ add_executable(validate.exe ${VALIDATION_SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
 set(TARGETS validate.exe)
 
 foreach(target ${TARGETS})
-	target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC cellalgo gtest_validate)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC cellalgo gtest)
     
     if(WITH_TBB)
 	target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC ${TBB_LIBRARIES})