diff --git i/CMakeLists.txt w/CMakeLists.txt
index 036ab73..0bab8c7 100644
--- i/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,33 +87,6 @@ else()
   set(DISABLE_JOURNALD ON)
 endif ()
 
-# shared library
-
-add_library(yder SHARED ${LIB_SRC})
-if (NOT MSVC)
-    set_target_properties(yder PROPERTIES
-            COMPILE_OPTIONS -Wextra
-            PUBLIC_HEADER "${INC_DIR}/yder.h;${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/yder-cfg.h"
-            VERSION "${LIBRARY_VERSION}"
-            SOVERSION "${LIBRARY_SOVERSION}")
-endif()
-if (WIN32)
-    set_target_properties(yder PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${LIBRARY_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll")
-endif ()
-
-target_link_libraries(yder ${LIBS} ${ORCANIA_LIBRARIES} ${SYSTEMD_LIBRARIES})
-
-# static library
-
-option(BUILD_STATIC "Build static library." OFF)
-
-if (BUILD_STATIC)
-    add_library(yder_static STATIC ${LIB_SRC})
-    target_compile_definitions(yder_static PUBLIC -DO_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-    set_target_properties(yder_static PROPERTIES
-            OUTPUT_NAME yder)
-endif ()
-
 option (SEARCH_ORCANIA "Search for Orcania library" ON)
 if (SEARCH_ORCANIA)
     set(Orcania_FIND_QUIETLY ON) # force to find Orcania quietly
@@ -145,6 +118,33 @@ else ()
   set(PKGCONF_REQ_PRIVATE "liborcania")
 endif ()
 
+# shared library
+
+add_library(yder SHARED ${LIB_SRC})
+if (NOT MSVC)
+    set_target_properties(yder PROPERTIES
+            COMPILE_OPTIONS -Wextra
+            PUBLIC_HEADER "${INC_DIR}/yder.h;${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/yder-cfg.h"
+            VERSION "${LIBRARY_VERSION}"
+            SOVERSION "${LIBRARY_SOVERSION}")
+endif()
+if (WIN32)
+    set_target_properties(yder PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${LIBRARY_VERSION_MAJOR}.dll")
+endif ()
+
+target_link_libraries(yder ${LIBS} ${ORCANIA_LIBRARIES} ${SYSTEMD_LIBRARIES})
+
+# static library
+
+option(BUILD_STATIC "Build static library." OFF)
+
+if (BUILD_STATIC)
+    add_library(yder_static STATIC ${LIB_SRC})
+    target_compile_definitions(yder_static PUBLIC -DO_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+    set_target_properties(yder_static PROPERTIES
+            OUTPUT_NAME yder)
+endif ()
+
 # build yder-cfg.h file
 configure_file(${INC_DIR}/yder-cfg.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/yder-cfg.h)
 set (CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
@@ -168,10 +168,9 @@ if (BUILD_YDER_TESTING)
         set(CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND ctest -V)
 
         set(TST_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test)
-        set(LIBS yder ${LIBS} ${CHECK_LIBRARIES})
         if (NOT WIN32)
             find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-            set(LIBS ${LIBS} ${SUBUNIT_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} m rt)
+            set(LIBS yder ${LIBS} ${SUBUNIT_LIBRARIES} ${ORCANIA_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${CHECK_LIBRARIES} m)
         endif ()
 
         set(TESTS yder_test)
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ if (BUILD_YDER_TESTING)
             target_include_directories(${t} PUBLIC ${TST_DIR})
             target_link_libraries(${t} PUBLIC ${LIBS})
             add_test(NAME ${t}
-                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${TST_DIR}
                     COMMAND ${t})
         endforeach ()
     endif ()
diff --git i/src/yder.c w/src/yder.c
index 3122e3f..79e4e70 100644
--- i/src/yder.c
+++ w/src/yder.c
@@ -236,11 +236,12 @@ static int y_write_log(const char * app_name,
       if (cur_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_SYSLOG) {
         y_write_log_syslog(cur_app_name, level, message);
       }
-  #ifndef Y_DISABLE_JOURNALD
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(Y_DISABLE_JOURNALD)
       if (cur_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_JOURNALD) {
         y_write_log_journald(cur_app_name, level, message);
       }
-  #endif
 #endif
       if (cur_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_FILE) {
         y_write_log_file(cur_app_name, now, cur_log_file, level, message);
@@ -266,18 +267,20 @@ static int y_write_log(const char * app_name,
  */
 int y_init_logs(const char * app, const unsigned long init_mode, const unsigned long init_level, const char * init_log_file, const char * message) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	if (init_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_SYSLOG) {
-		perror("syslog mode not supported on your architecture");
-		return 0;
-  } else if (init_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_JOURNALD) {
-		perror("journald mode not supported on your architecture");
-		return 0;
-	} else {
-		return y_write_log(app, init_mode, init_level, init_log_file, NULL, NULL, Y_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, message);
-	}
-#else
-  return y_write_log(app, init_mode, init_level, init_log_file, NULL, NULL, Y_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, message);
+  if (init_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_SYSLOG) {
+    perror("syslog mode not supported on your architecture");
+    return 0;
+  }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(Y_DISABLE_JOURNALD)
+  if (init_mode & Y_LOG_MODE_JOURNALD) {
+    perror("journald mode not supported on your architecture");
+    return 0;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  return y_write_log(app, init_mode, init_level, init_log_file, NULL, NULL, Y_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, message);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git i/test/yder_test.c w/test/yder_test.c
index a10fd9f..b73fb16 100644
--- i/test/yder_test.c
+++ w/test/yder_test.c
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ START_TEST(test_yder_init)
   y_close_logs();
   ck_assert_int_eq(y_init_logs("test_yder_syslog", Y_LOG_MODE_SYSLOG, Y_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, NULL, "third test"), 1);
   y_close_logs();
+#ifndef Y_DISABLE_JOURNALD
   ck_assert_int_eq(y_init_logs("test_yder_journald", Y_LOG_MODE_JOURNALD, Y_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, NULL, "fourth test"), 1);
+#else
+  ck_assert_int_eq(y_init_logs("test_yder_journald", Y_LOG_MODE_JOURNALD, Y_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, NULL, "fourth test"), 0);
+#endif
   y_close_logs();
   ck_assert_int_eq(y_init_logs("test_yder_file_fail", Y_LOG_MODE_FILE, Y_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "/nope/nope", "second test"), 0);
 }