diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91c245cd..a7fccfb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ plugin. The example application shows how.
 * Clixon can now be compiled and run on Apple Darwin. Thanks SUNET.
 
 ### Minor changes:
+* Fixed DESTDIR make install/uninstall and break immediately on errors
 * Disabled key-value datastore. Enable with --with-keyvalue
 * Removed mandatory requirements for BACKEND, NETCONF, RESTCONF and CLI dirs.
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 78e7791f..97e1f57b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 
 depend:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS) doc example docker; \
-		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) depend); done
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) depend); done
 
 # template clixon.conf file
 clixon.conf.cpp:  clixon.conf.cpp.cpp
@@ -73,23 +73,23 @@ clixon.mk:  clixon.mk.cpp
 	$(CPP) -P -traditional-cpp -x assembler-with-cpp -Dprefix=$(prefix) -Dlocalstatedir=$(localstatedir) -Dsysconfdir=$(sysconfdir) -Ddatadir=$(datadir) -Dlibdir=$(libdir) $< > $@
 
 install:	clixon.conf.cpp clixon.mk
+	install -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/clixon
 	install -m 755 clixon.conf.cpp $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/clixon
 	install -m 755 clixon.mk $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/clixon
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS) doc; \
-		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done; \
-	install -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/clixon
+	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done; \
 	echo "Install for compilation by: make install-include"
 
 install-include:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS) doc; \
-		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done; \
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done; \
 	echo "To install example app: cd example; make; make install"
 
 uninstall:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS) doc example docker; \
-	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done; 
-	rm -f $(datadir)/clixon/clixon.conf.cpp
-	rm -f $(datadir)/clixon/clixon.mk
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done; 
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/clixon/clixon.conf.cpp
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/clixon/clixon.mk
 
 doc:	
 	cd $@; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@
diff --git a/apps/Makefile.in b/apps/Makefile.in
index a67233bc..ae8b0a76 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/Makefile.in
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 
 install-include:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i ; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done; 
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@||exit 1); done; 
 
 install:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done
 
 uninstall:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
+	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done
 
 clean:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
diff --git a/apps/backend/Makefile.in b/apps/backend/Makefile.in
index f04dacdc..cbc2f059 100644
--- a/apps/backend/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/backend/Makefile.in
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ install-lib:	$(MYLIB)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/clixon/plugins/backend
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(sbindir)/$(APPL)
-	rm -f $(libdir)/$(MYLIB)
-	rm -f $(includedir)/clixon/*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/$(APPL)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK)*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon/*
 
 install-include: clixon_backend.h clixon_backend_handle.h clixon_backend_transaction.h
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_main.c b/apps/backend/backend_main.c
index 41afed5c..887ad08a 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_main.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_main.c
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (yang_spec_main(h, stdout, printspec) < 0)
 	goto done;
 
-    /* Set options: database dir aqnd yangspec (could be hidden in connect?)*/
+    /* Set options: database dir and yangspec (could be hidden in connect?)*/
     if (xmldb_setopt(h, "dbdir", clicon_xmldb_dir(h)) < 0)
 	goto done;
     if (xmldb_setopt(h, "yangspec", clicon_dbspec_yang(h)) < 0)
diff --git a/apps/cli/Makefile.in b/apps/cli/Makefile.in
index e9e7c75d..42ffbcf2 100644
--- a/apps/cli/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/cli/Makefile.in
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ install-include:	clixon_cli.h clixon_cli_api.h
 	install -m 644 $^ $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(bindir)/$(APPL)
-	rm -f $(libdir)/$(MYLIB)
-	rm -f $(includedir)/clixon/*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(APPL)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK)*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon/*
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 .SUFFIXES: .c .o
diff --git a/apps/netconf/Makefile.in b/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
index 81e7cce6..31009f97 100644
--- a/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ install-include:	clixon_netconf.h
 	install -m 644 $^ $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(bindir)/$(APPL)
-	rm -f $(libdir)/$(MYLIB)
-	rm -f $(includedir)/clixon/*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(APPL)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK)*
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon/*
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 .SUFFIXES: .c .o
diff --git a/apps/restconf/Makefile.in b/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
index ddc845d0..ca089853 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ install:	$(APPL)
 install-include:	
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(wwwdir)/$(APPL)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(wwwdir)/$(APPL)
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 .SUFFIXES: .c .o
diff --git a/datastore/Makefile.in b/datastore/Makefile.in
index 8660a609..04591eb6 100644
--- a/datastore/Makefile.in
+++ b/datastore/Makefile.in
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 
 install-include:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i ; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done; 
+	do (cd $$i ; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done; 
 
 install: $(APPL)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	install $(APPL) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(bindir)/$(APPL)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(APPL)
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.core $(APPL) $(APPOBJ)
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.in b/etc/Makefile.in
index e2b4db13..c6213afb 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.in
+++ b/etc/Makefile.in
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ install:	 clixonrc
 	install -m 755 clixonrc $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)
 
 install-include:	
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/clixonrc
 
 uninstall:
 
+
 depend:
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index 3d8fec1a..2bc0f9ef 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -55,20 +55,20 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 		(cd $@; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) all)
 
 install:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-		do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
 
 install-include:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-		do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done; \
-		(cd clixon; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done; \
+	(cd clixon; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)
 
 uninstall:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-		do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@); done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+	do (cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) $@)||exit 1; done
 
 config.status:	configure
-		$(SHELL) config.status --recheck
+	$(SHELL) config.status --recheck
 
 clean:
 	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
diff --git a/lib/clixon/Makefile.in b/lib/clixon/Makefile.in
index 8d4bf15a..a48f8c37 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/clixon/Makefile.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install-include:
 	install -m 644 *.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon 
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(includedir)/clixon
+	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
 
 clean:
 
diff --git a/lib/src/Makefile.in b/lib/src/Makefile.in
index 6ded16d8..67b1a086 100644
--- a/lib/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/src/Makefile.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ install-lib: $(MYLIB)
 	ln -sf $(MYLIBSO) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK) # -l:libclixon.so
 
 uninstall: 
-	rm -f $(libdir)/$(MYLIB)
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK)*
 
 TAGS:
 	find . -name '*.[chyl]' -print | etags -
diff --git a/test/lib.sh b/test/lib.sh
index 46ee84c2..c9b8ac1f 100755
--- a/test/lib.sh
+++ b/test/lib.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 testnr=0
-testnname=
+testname=
 clixon_cf=/usr/local/etc/routing.xml
 # error and exit, arg is optional extra errmsg
 err(){
   echo "Error in Test$testnr [$testname]:"
-  echo "Expected: $1"
-  echo "Received: $2"
+  if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then 
+      echo "Expected: $1"
+  fi
+  if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then 
+      echo "Received: $2"
+  fi
   exit $testnr
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_install.sh b/test/test_install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..851eeae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Install test
+
+# include err() and new() functions
+. ./lib.sh
+
+DIR=/tmp/clixoninstall
+
+new "Set up installdir $DIR"
+rm -rf $DIR
+mkdir $DIR
+
+new "Make DESTDIR install"
+(cd ..; make DESTDIR=$DIR install)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    err
+fi
+
+new "Check installed files"
+if [ ! -d $DIR/usr ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr
+fi
+if [ ! -d $DIR/www-data ]; then
+    err $DIR/www-data
+fi
+if [ ! -f $DIR/usr/local/share/clixon/clixon.mk ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr/local/share/clixon/clixon.mk
+fi
+if [ ! -f $DIR/usr/local/share/clixon/clixon.conf.cpp ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr/local/share/clixon/clixon.conf.cpp
+fi
+if [ ! -f $DIR/usr/local/share/clixon/clixon-config* ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr/local/share/clixon/clixon-config*
+fi
+if [ ! -h $DIR/usr/local/lib/libclixon.so ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr/local/lib/libclixon.so
+fi
+if [ ! -h $DIR/usr/local/lib/libclixon_backend.so ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr/local/lib/libclixon_backend.so
+fi
+
+new "Make DESTDIR install include"
+(cd ..; make DESTDIR=$DIR install-include)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    err
+fi
+new "Check installed includes"
+if [ ! -f $DIR/usr/local/include/clixon/clixon.h ]; then
+    err $DIR/usr/local/include/clixon/clixon.h
+fi
+new "Make DESTDIR uninstall"
+(cd ..; make DESTDIR=$DIR uninstall)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    err
+fi
+
+new "Check remaining files"
+f=$(find $DIR -type f)
+if [ -n "$f" ]; then
+    err "$f"
+fi
+
+new "Check remaining symlinks"
+l=$(find $DIR -type l)
+if [ -n "$l" ]; then
+    err "$l"
+fi
diff --git a/yang/Makefile.in b/yang/Makefile.in
index 59bc5c6e..8642d2e4 100644
--- a/yang/Makefile.in
+++ b/yang/Makefile.in
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ distclean: clean
 	rm -f Makefile *~ .depend
 
 install: $(YANGSPECS) 
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)/yang
+	echo $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/clixon/clixon.mk
+	echo $(DESTDIR)$(clixon_DATADIR)
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(clixon_DATADIR)
 	install $(YANGSPECS) $(DESTDIR)$(clixon_DATADIR)
 
 uninstall: