diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3cc4283b0..d72775636 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           make
         timeout-minutes: 10
       - name: Odin issues tests
-        run: tests/issues/run.sh
+        run: |
+          cd tests/issues
+          ./run.sh
         timeout-minutes: 10
       - name: Odin check examples/all for Linux i386
         run: ./odin check examples/all -vet -strict-style -target:linux_i386
@@ -91,7 +93,9 @@ jobs:
           make
         timeout-minutes: 10
       - name: Odin issues tests
-        run: tests/issues/run.sh
+        run: |
+          cd tests/issues
+          ./run.sh
         timeout-minutes: 10
       - name: Odin check examples/all for Darwin arm64
         run: ./odin check examples/all -vet -strict-style -target:darwin_arm64
@@ -163,7 +167,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: cmd
         run: |
           call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat
-          call tests\issues\run.bat
+          cd tests\issues
+          call run.bat
         timeout-minutes: 10
       - name: Odin check examples/all for Windows 32bits
         shell: cmd
diff --git a/core/crypto/util/util.odin b/core/crypto/util/util.odin
index 6273a232e..83b07e546 100644
--- a/core/crypto/util/util.odin
+++ b/core/crypto/util/util.odin
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package util
 */
 
 import "core:mem"
+_ :: mem
 
 // @note(bp): this can replace the other two
 cast_slice :: #force_inline proc "contextless" ($D: typeid/[]$DE, src: $S/[]$SE) -> D {
diff --git a/tests/core/Makefile b/tests/core/Makefile
index 6a92b4efb..2c24fef75 100644
--- a/tests/core/Makefile
+++ b/tests/core/Makefile
@@ -8,39 +8,39 @@ download_test_assets:
 	$(PYTHON) download_assets.py
 
 image_test:
-	$(ODIN) run image/test_core_image.odin -file
+	$(ODIN) run image/test_core_image.odin -file -out:test_core_image
 
 compress_test:
-	$(ODIN) run compress/test_core_compress.odin -file
+	$(ODIN) run compress/test_core_compress.odin -file -out:test_core_compress
 
 strings_test:
-	$(ODIN) run strings/test_core_strings.odin -file
+	$(ODIN) run strings/test_core_strings.odin -file -out:test_core_strings
 
 hash_test:
-	$(ODIN) run hash -out=test_hash -o:speed -no-bounds-check
+	$(ODIN) run hash -o:speed -no-bounds-check -out:test_hash 
 
 crypto_test:
-	$(ODIN) run crypto -out=test_crypto_hash -o:speed -no-bounds-check
+	$(ODIN) run crypto -o:speed -no-bounds-check -out:test_crypto_hash 
 
 noise_test:
-	$(ODIN) run math/noise -out=test_noise
+	$(ODIN) run math/noise -out:test_noise
 
 encoding_test:
-	$(ODIN) run encoding/hxa -out=test_hxa -collection:tests=..
-	$(ODIN) run encoding/json -out=test_json
-	$(ODIN) run encoding/varint -out=test_varint
+	$(ODIN) run encoding/hxa -collection:tests=.. -out:test_hxa
+	$(ODIN) run encoding/json -out:test_json
+	$(ODIN) run encoding/varint -out:test_varint
 
 math_test:
-	$(ODIN) run math/test_core_math.odin -out=test_core_math -file -collection:tests=..
+	$(ODIN) run math/test_core_math.odin -file -collection:tests=.. -out:test_core_math
 
 linalg_glsl_math_test:
-	$(ODIN) run math/linalg/glsl/test_linalg_glsl_math.odin -file -out=test_linalg_glsl_math -collection:tests=..
+	$(ODIN) run math/linalg/glsl/test_linalg_glsl_math.odin -file -collection:tests=.. -out:test_linalg_glsl_math
 
 filepath_test:
-	$(ODIN) run path/filepath/test_core_filepath.odin -file -out=test_core_filepath -collection:tests=..
+	$(ODIN) run path/filepath/test_core_filepath.odin -file -collection:tests=.. -out:test_core_filepath
 
 reflect_test:
-	$(ODIN) run reflect/test_core_reflect.odin -file -out=test_core_reflect -collection:tests=..
+	$(ODIN) run reflect/test_core_reflect.odin -file -collection:tests=.. -out:test_core_reflect
 
 os_exit_test:
-	$(ODIN) run os/test_core_os_exit.odin -file -out=test_core_os_exit && exit 1 || exit 0
+	$(ODIN) run os/test_core_os_exit.odin -file -out:test_core_os_exit && exit 1 || exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/core/build.bat b/tests/core/build.bat
index 2f9ba672e..b03fef4bb 100644
--- a/tests/core/build.bat
+++ b/tests/core/build.bat
@@ -5,61 +5,61 @@ python3 download_assets.py
 echo ---
 echo Running core:image tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run image    %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run image    %COMMON% -out:test_core_image.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:compress tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run compress %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run compress %COMMON% -out:test_core_compress.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:strings tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run strings %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run strings %COMMON% -out:test_core_strings.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:hash tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run hash %COMMON% -o:size
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run hash %COMMON% -o:size -out:test_core_hash.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:odin tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run odin %COMMON% -o:size
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run odin %COMMON% -o:size -out:test_core_odin.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:crypto hash tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run crypto %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run crypto %COMMON% -out:test_crypto_hash.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:encoding tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run encoding/hxa %COMMON%
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run encoding/json %COMMON%
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run encoding/varint %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run encoding/hxa %COMMON% -out:test_hxa.exe
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run encoding/json %COMMON% -out:test_json.exe
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run encoding/varint %COMMON% -out:test_varint.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:math/noise tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run math/noise %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run math/noise %COMMON% -out:test_noise.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:math tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run math %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run math %COMMON% -out:test_core_math.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:math/linalg/glsl tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run math/linalg/glsl %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run math/linalg/glsl %COMMON% -out:test_linalg_glsl.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:path/filepath tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run path/filepath %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run path/filepath %COMMON% -out:test_core_filepath.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:reflect tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run reflect %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run reflect %COMMON% -out:test_core_reflect.exe
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.bat b/tests/issues/run.bat
index a652d9694..a7078ae0f 100644
--- a/tests/issues/run.bat
+++ b/tests/issues/run.bat
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 @echo off
 
-if not exist "tests\issues\build\" mkdir tests\issues\build
+if not exist "build\" mkdir build
 
-set COMMON=-collection:tests=tests -out:tests\issues\build\test_issue
+set COMMON=-collection:tests=.. -out:build\test_issue.exe
 
 @echo on
 
-.\odin build tests\issues\test_issue_829.odin %COMMON% -file
-tests\issues\build\test_issue
+..\..\odin build test_issue_829.odin %COMMON% -file
+build\test_issue
 
-.\odin build tests\issues\test_issue_1592.odin %COMMON% -file
-tests\issues\build\test_issue
+..\..\odin build test_issue_1592.odin %COMMON% -file
+build\test_issue
 
 @echo off
 
-rmdir /S /Q tests\issues\build
+rmdir /S /Q build
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.sh b/tests/issues/run.sh
index 117a9a5f1..ec0804bac 100755
--- a/tests/issues/run.sh
+++ b/tests/issues/run.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
 
-mkdir -p tests/issues/build
-
-COMMON="-collection:tests=tests -out:tests/issues/build/test_issue"
+mkdir -p build
+ODIN=../../odin
+COMMON="-collection:tests=.. -out:build/test_issue"
 
 set -x
 
-./odin build tests/issues/test_issue_829.odin $COMMON -file
-tests/issues/build/test_issue
+$ODIN build test_issue_829.odin $COMMON -file
+./build/test_issue
 
-./odin build tests/issues/test_issue_1592.odin $COMMON -file
-tests/issues/build/test_issue
+$ODIN build test_issue_1592.odin $COMMON -file
+./build/test_issue
 
 set +x
 
-rm -rf tests/issues/build
+rm -rf build
diff --git a/tests/vendor/Makefile b/tests/vendor/Makefile
index 341067c6e..6c68d7908 100644
--- a/tests/vendor/Makefile
+++ b/tests/vendor/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ endif
 all: botan_test
 
 botan_test:
-	$(ODIN) run botan -out=botan_hash -o:speed -no-bounds-check $(ODINFLAGS)
+	$(ODIN) run botan -o:speed -no-bounds-check $(ODINFLAGS) -out=vendor_botan
diff --git a/tests/vendor/build.bat b/tests/vendor/build.bat
index e70d9f1d5..d92a5eaea 100644
--- a/tests/vendor/build.bat
+++ b/tests/vendor/build.bat
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ set PATH_TO_ODIN==..\..\odin
 echo ---
 echo Running vendor:botan tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run botan %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run botan %COMMON% -out:vendor_botan.exe
 
 echo ---
 echo Running vendor:glfw tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% run glfw %COMMON%
\ No newline at end of file
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run glfw %COMMON% -out:vendor_glfw.exe
\ No newline at end of file