diff --git a/test/test-automation/build-scripts/install-tests.sh b/test/test-automation/build-scripts/install-tests.sh
index cb7efebc1..a9517a271 100755
--- a/test/test-automation/build-scripts/install-tests.sh
+++ b/test/test-automation/build-scripts/install-tests.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ do
 	cp -f "$suite/.libs/lib$suite.$EXT" $DIRECTORY
 done
 
+sudo cp .libs/libtest.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/libtest.0.dylib
+
 echo "Test suites installed."
diff --git a/test/test-automation/plain_logger.c b/test/test-automation/plain_logger.c
index 4e605a64d..15dda5d14 100644
--- a/test/test-automation/plain_logger.c
+++ b/test/test-automation/plain_logger.c
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ static FILE *logFile;
 int
 Output(const int currentIndentLevel, const char *message, ...)
 {
+	if(logFile == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "logfile is NULL\n");
+		exit(3);
+	}
+
 	int indent = 0;
 	for( ; indent < currentIndentLevel; ++indent) {
 		fprintf(logFile, "  "); // \todo make configurable?
 	}
 
-    char buffer[1024];
+	char buffer[1024];
 	memset(buffer, 0, 1024);
 
 	va_list list;
@@ -41,17 +46,22 @@ Output(const int currentIndentLevel, const char *message, ...)
 	SDL_vsnprintf(buffer, 1024, message, list);
 
 	va_end(list);
-
 	fprintf(logFile, "%s\n", buffer);
 	fflush(logFile);
 }
 
+
 void
 PlainRunStarted(int parameterCount, char *runnerParameters[], char *runSeed,
 			    time_t eventTime, LoggerData *data)
 {
+	if(data == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Logger data is NULL\n");
+		exit(3);
+	}
+
 	// Set up the logging destination
-	if(data->stdoutEnabled) {
+	if(data->stdoutEnabled == 1) {
 		logFile = stdout;
 	} else {
 		logFile = fopen(data->filename, "w");
@@ -61,6 +71,7 @@ PlainRunStarted(int parameterCount, char *runnerParameters[], char *runSeed,
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	level = data->level;
 	//printf("Debug: %d == %d\n", level, data->level);
 
@@ -87,6 +98,8 @@ PlainRunEnded(int testCount, int suiteCount, int testPassCount, int testFailCoun
 	Output(indentLevel, "%d tests passed", testPassCount);
 	Output(indentLevel, "%d tests failed", testFailCount);
 	Output(indentLevel, "%d tests skipped", testSkippedCount);
+
+	fclose(logFile);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/test/test-automation/runner.c b/test/test-automation/runner.c
index 3463b076e..3aee5d6a2 100644
--- a/test/test-automation/runner.c
+++ b/test/test-automation/runner.c
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ static int universal_timeout_enabled = 0;
 static int enable_verbose_logger = 0;
 //! Flag for using user supplied run seed
 static int userRunSeed = 0;
-
+//! Whether or not logger should log to stdout instead of file
+static int log_stdout_enabled = 0;
 
 //!< Size of the test and suite name buffers
 #define NAME_BUFFER_SIZE 1024
@@ -119,10 +120,6 @@ char *userExecKey = NULL;
 //! How man time a test will be invocated
 int testInvocationCount = 1;
 
-//! Whether or not logger should log to stdout instead of file
-static int log_stdout_enabled = 0;
-
-
 //! Stores the basename for log files
 char log_basename[NAME_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
@@ -859,9 +856,23 @@ GenerateRunSeed(const int length)
 	int counter = 0;
 	for( ; counter < length; ++counter) {
 		int number = abs(utl_random(&randomContext));
-		seed[counter] = (char) (number % (127 - 34)) + 34;
+		char ch = (char) (number % (122 - 48)) + 48;
+
+		// Remove all the special characters so the run seed
+		// can be used to form a valid filename.
+		// A lot more characters are skipped than necessary.
+		if(ch >= 58 && ch <= 64) {
+			ch = 65;
+		}
+		if(ch >= 91 && ch <= 96) {
+			ch = 97;
+		}
+
+		seed[counter] = ch;
 	}
 
+	seed[counter] = '\0';
+
 	return seed;
 }
 
@@ -878,11 +889,12 @@ SetUpLogger()
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: Logger data structure not allocated.");
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	memset(loggerData, 0, sizeof(LoggerData));
 
 	loggerData->level = (enable_verbose_logger ? VERBOSE : STANDARD);
 
-	if(log_stdout_enabled) {
-		loggerData->stdoutEnabled = SDL_TRUE;
+	if(log_stdout_enabled == 1) {
+		loggerData->stdoutEnabled = 1;
 		loggerData->filename = NULL;
 	} else {
 		const char *extension = (xml_enabled ? "xml": "log");
@@ -1037,6 +1049,7 @@ ParseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
     		  exit(1);
     	  }
 
+    	  memset(log_directory, 0, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE);
     	  memcpy(log_directory, dirString, SDL_strlen(dirString));
       }
       else if(SDL_strcmp(arg, "--logfile") == 0) {
@@ -1050,6 +1063,7 @@ ParseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 			exit(1);
 		  }
 
+   	    memset(log_basename, 0, NAME_BUFFER_SIZE);
 		memcpy(log_basename, fileString, SDL_strlen(fileString));
       }
       else if(SDL_strcmp(arg, "--log-stdout") == 0) {
@@ -1241,6 +1255,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	RunStarted(argc, argv, runSeed, time(0), loggerData);
 
+	// logger data is no longer used
+	SDL_free(loggerData->filename);
+	SDL_free(loggerData);
+
+	/*
 	// validate the parsed command options
 	if(execute_inproc && universal_timeout_enabled) {
 		Log(time(0), "Test timeout is not supported with in-proc execution.");
@@ -1248,16 +1267,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		universal_timeout_enabled = 0;
 		universal_timeout = -1;
-	}/*
+	}*/ /*
 	if(userExecKey && testInvocationCount > 1 || userRunSeed) {
 		printf("The given combination of command line options doesn't make sense\n");
 		printf("--exec-key should only be used to rerun failed fuzz tests\n");
 	}*/
 
-	// logger data is no longer used
-	SDL_free(loggerData->filename);
-	SDL_free(loggerData);
-
 	char *currentSuiteName = NULL;
 	int suiteStartTime = SDL_GetTicks();
 
@@ -1293,9 +1308,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if(userExecKey != NULL) {
 				globalExecKey = userExecKey;
 			} else {
-				char *execKey = GenerateExecKey(runSeed, testItem->suiteName,
+				globalExecKey  = GenerateExecKey(runSeed, testItem->suiteName,
 											  testItem->testName, currentIteration);
-				globalExecKey = execKey;
 			}
 
 			TestStarted(testItem->testName, testItem->suiteName,
@@ -1311,10 +1325,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 			currentIteration--;
 
+			/*
 			if(userExecKey != NULL) {
 				SDL_free(globalExecKey);
 			}
 			globalExecKey = NULL;
+			*/
 
 		}
 	}
@@ -1325,7 +1341,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	UnloadTestCases(testCases);
-	UnloadTestSuites(suites);
+	UnloadTestSuites(suites); // crashes here with -ts case1
 
 	const Uint32 endTicks = SDL_GetTicks();
 	const double totalRunTime = (endTicks - startTicks) / 1000.0f;
diff --git a/test/test-automation/xml_logger.c b/test/test-automation/xml_logger.c
index 8e0a2d23c..a576584a5 100644
--- a/test/test-automation/xml_logger.c
+++ b/test/test-automation/xml_logger.c
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ XMLRunEnded(int testCount, int suiteCount, int testPassCount, int testFailCount,
 
 	output = XMLCloseDocument(documentRoot);
 	XMLOutputter(--indentLevel, YES, output);
+
+	// close the log file
+	fclose(logFile);
 }
 
 void