diff --git a/lib/installer.py b/lib/installer.py
index 8307832..5143d81 100644
--- a/lib/installer.py
+++ b/lib/installer.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def install_lib(lib, src_dir, work_dir, inst_dir, comp_cc, comp_cxx, comp_fc, bu
     if not os.path.exists(lib['name']+"-"+lib['version']):
 
         print("Downloading Source Code")
-        load_command = lib['download'].replace("$VERSION_UNDERSCORE", lib_version.replace(".", "_")).replace("$VERSION", lib_version).split()
-        err = subprocess.call(load_command, stdout=logfile, stderr=logfile)
+        load_command = lib['download'].replace("$VERSION_UNDERSCORE", lib_version.replace(".", "_")).replace("$VERSION", lib_version)
+        err = subprocess.call(load_command, stdout=logfile, stderr=logfile, shell=True)
         if err != 0:
             print("Error: Download of "+lib_name+" v."+lib_version+" failed!")
             print("See "+logfile_path+" for details")
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ def install_lib(lib, src_dir, work_dir, inst_dir, comp_cc, comp_cxx, comp_fc, bu
             print("See "+logfile_path+" for details")
             sys.exit(1)
     print("Library "+lib_name+" has been installed successfully!\n")
-    build_output_path = inst_dir+"/"+"build_info"
-    if not os.path.exists(build_output_path):
-            os.makedirs(build_output_path)
-    shutil.copyfile(logfile_path, build_output_path+"/"+lib_name+".log")
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+
+    # copy logfile to install location
+    if not verbose:
+        build_output_path = inst_dir+"/"+"build_info"
+        if not os.path.exists(build_output_path):
+                os.makedirs(build_output_path)
+        shutil.copyfile(logfile_path, build_output_path+"/"+lib_name+".log")