diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ac8dd0..d999773 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ALOG_LIB = $(TARGET_DIR)/alog.so
 
 include $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))tests/tests.mk
 
-.PHONY: so
+.PHONY: alog-so
 alog-so: $(if $(shell stat $(ALOG_LIB)), clean) $(ALOG_LIB)
 
 $(ALOG_LIB): $(TARGET_DIR) $(ALOG_OBJ)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76b8a43..dc86de0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ Anything that is a file descriptor and can be written to with write() and fsync(
 
 # How to build
 ```bash
-$ make so
+$ make alog-so
 ```
 
 # How to test
 ```
+$ make alog-tests
+```
 
 # Variables
-The following (shell) variables can be set to influence behavior at runtime:
+The following (shell) variables can be set at compile time:
 
 - **ALOG_DEBUG**: Set this variable to compile with debug symbols
 - **ALOG_HIJACK_PRINTF**: Set this variable to compile along with a printf implementation that leverages alog. Probably dont though.