diff --git a/test/config.sh.in b/test/config.sh.in
index 76587c43..a72a6069 100755
--- a/test/config.sh.in
+++ b/test/config.sh.in
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 WITH_RESTCONF=@with_restconf@ # evhtp, fcgi or ""
 WITH_LIBXML2=@with_libxml2@ # yes or ""
 CXX=@CXX@
+CC=@CC@
 
diff --git a/test/test_api.sh b/test/test_api.sh
index fb488593..bc00d74a 100755
--- a/test/test_api.sh
+++ b/test/test_api.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ clixon_plugin_init(clicon_handle h)
 EOF
 
 new "compile $cfile"
-cc -g -Wall -rdynamic -fPIC -shared $cfile -o $sofile
+# -I /usr/local_include for eg freebsd
+expectpart "$($CC -g -Wall -rdynamic -fPIC -shared -I/usr/local/include $cfile -o $sofile)" 0 ""
 
 new "test params: -s running -f $cfg"
 
diff --git a/test/test_c++.sh b/test/test_c++.sh
index 8f6fa256..41985e40 100755
--- a/test/test_c++.sh
+++ b/test/test_c++.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class netconf_test
 {
 private:
     struct clixon_plugin_api api;
-    plginit2_t       *ca_init;
-    plgstart_t       *ca_start;
-    plgexit_t        *ca_exit;
 
 public:
     netconf_test(plginit2_t* init, plgstart_t* start, plgexit_t* exit, const char* str = "c++ netconf test") : api()
@@ -138,7 +135,8 @@ clixon_plugin_api* clixon_plugin_init(clicon_handle h)
 EOF
 
 new "C++ compile"
-expectpart "$($CXX -g -Wall -rdynamic -fPIC -shared $cfile -o $dir/backend/c++.so)" 0 ""
+# -I /usr/local_include for eg freebsd
+expectpart "$($CXX -g -Wall -rdynamic -fPIC -shared -I/usr/local/include $cfile -o $dir/backend/c++.so)" 0 ""
 
 new "test params: -f $cfg"
 if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/test/vagrant/clixon.sh b/test/vagrant/clixon.sh
index 07687444..c56f8bea 100755
--- a/test/vagrant/clixon.sh
+++ b/test/vagrant/clixon.sh
@@ -72,5 +72,4 @@ cd test
 echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > ./site.sh
 if [ $release = "freebsd" ]; then
   echo "make=gmake" >> ./site.sh
-  echo 'SKIPLIST="test_api.sh test_c++.sh"' >> ./site.sh
 fi