diff --git a/tests/_support/bootstrap b/tests/_support/bootstrap
index 9be6ad816..97228a1fd 100755
--- a/tests/_support/bootstrap
+++ b/tests/_support/bootstrap
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ ZINIT+=(
 # typeset -gxAUH ZINIT=(${(kv)CONFIG})
 
 command git diff > ${ZINIT[HOME_DIR]}/unstaged.diff
-info 'creating test env'
+# info 'creating test env'
 git clone \
+    --quiet \
     --depth=1 \
     --dissociate \
     --no-hardlinks \
     --reference "${GIT_REPO}" \
     file://${GIT_REPO:A} \
-    "${ZINIT[BIN_DIR]}"
+    "${ZINIT[BIN_DIR]}" >/dev/null
 if (( $? != 0 )); then
     error "Unable to copy ${GIT_REPO} to ${TMP_ZUNIT}" >&2
     exit 1
@@ -49,10 +50,10 @@ fi
 
 if [[ -s $ZINIT[HOME_DIR]/unstaged.diff ]]; then
     (
-        git -C $ZINIT[BIN_DIR] apply $ZINIT[HOME_DIR]/unstaged.diff && \
+        git --quiet -C $ZINIT[BIN_DIR] apply $ZINIT[HOME_DIR]/unstaged.diff && \
             chmod g-rwX "${ZINIT[HOME_DIR]}" && \
-            zcompile "${ZINIT[BIN_DIR]}/zinit.zsh"
-    )
+            zcompile "${ZINIT[BIN_DIR]}/zinit.zsh" >/dev/null
+    ) >/dev/null
 fi
 (( $? != 0 )) && { error "Unable to copy ${GIT_REPO} to ${TMP_ZUNIT}" >&2; exit 1 }
 
@@ -67,19 +68,21 @@ builtin hash -d zpfx=$zi_dir/polaris
 
 # ]]]
 # Install Annexes [[[
-+zi-log '{m} installing test dependencies'
-zinit for \
+# +zi-log '{m} installing test dependencies'
+{
+  zinit for \
     depth'1' \
   @zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-linkman \
     depth'1' \
   @zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-default-ice \
     ver'feat/logging' \
   @zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-binary-symlink
+} >/dev/null
 +zi-log "{m} loaded $annex dependencies"
 # ]]]
 
-+zi-log '{nl}{bar}'
-zinit zstatus
-+zi-log '{bar}{nl}'
+# +zi-log '{nl}{bar}'
+# zinit zstatus
+# +zi-log '{bar}{nl}'
 
 # vim:ft=zsh:sw=2:sts=2:et:foldmarker=[[[,]]]:foldmethod=marker
diff --git a/tests/ices.zunit b/tests/ices.zunit
index 3ad28b1b8..9b1ac80be 100755
--- a/tests/ices.zunit
+++ b/tests/ices.zunit
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   assert "$ZPLUGINS/test---atclone/readme.md" not_exists
 }
 @test 'make' {
-  run zinit as"null" id-as"test/make" atclone"printf 'all:\n\ttouch whatever\n' > Makefile" make"" for zdharma-continuum/null
+  run zinit as"null" id-as"test/make" atclone"printf 'all:\n\ttouch whatever\n' > Makefile" make"all" for zdharma-continuum/null
   assert $state equals 0
   assert "$ZPLUGINS/test---make/whatever" is_file
 }
diff --git a/zinit-install.zsh b/zinit-install.zsh
index 20bf1e869..0a223367b 100644
--- a/zinit-install.zsh
+++ b/zinit-install.zsh
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ zimv() {
         if [[ ! -e configure || ! -e Makefile ]]; then
             +zi-log "{m} ${ice} Attempting to generate configure script... "
             local c
-            for c in "[[ -e autogen.sh ]] && ./autogen.sh" "[[ -n *.a[mc](#qN.) ]] && autoreconf -ifm" "git clean -fxd; aclocal --force; autoconf --force; automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing"; do
+            for c in "[[ -e autogen.sh ]] && sh ./autogen.sh" "[[ -n *.a[mc](#qN.) ]] && autoreconf -ifm" "git clean -fxd; aclocal --force; autoconf --force; automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing"; do
                 +zi-log -PrD "{dbg} ${ice} {faint}${c}{rst}"
                 eval "${c}" 2>/dev/null >&2
                 if [[ -f configure ]]; then
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ zimv() {
     fi
     local -i ret=0
     {
-        build="command make -C ${dir} --jobs"
+        build="make -C ${dir} --jobs 4"
         +zi-log "{m} ${ice} {faint}${(Ds; ;)build} $make_prefix=$(builtin print -Pnf '%s' ${(D)ZINIT[ZPFX]}){rst}"
         +zi-log "{dbg} ${ice} eval ${build} $make_prefix=$prefix 2>/dev/null 1>&2"
         eval "${build} $make_prefix=$prefix" 2>/dev/null 1>&2
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@ zimv() {
     }
     {
         install="${build} ${make}"
-        +zi-log "{m} ${ice} ${(Ds; ;)build} $make_prefix=$(builtin print -Pnf '%s' ${(D)ZINIT[ZPFX]}) ${make} {rst}"
+        +zi-log "{m} ${ice} {faint}${(Ds; ;)build} $make_prefix=$(builtin print -Pnf '%s' ${(D)ZINIT[ZPFX]}) ${make} {rst}"
         +zi-log "{dbg} ${ice} eval ${build} $make_prefix=$prefix ${make} 2>/dev/null 1>&2"
         eval "${(s; ;)install} $make_prefix=$prefix" 2>/dev/null 1>&2
         ret=$?
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ __zinit-cmake-base-hook () {
     local c ret=0 ice='{b}cmake{rst}:'
     for c in "-S ${dir} -B ${dir}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release --install-prefix ${ZINIT[ZPFX]} ${QUIET}" "--build ${dir}/build --parallel $(nproc) ${QUIET}" "--install ${dir}/build ${QUIET}"; do
       +zi-log "{m} ${ice} {faint}cmake ${(Ds; ;)c} {rst}"
-        eval "command cmake ${c}" 2> /dev/null >&2
+        eval "cmake ${c}" 2> /dev/null >&2
         if (( $? )); then
             +zi-log "{e} ${ice} Failure cmake ${c}{rst}"
             ret=$?