diff --git a/appveyor-build.bat b/appveyor-build.bat
index ec1fd0c24..189a06d56 100644
--- a/appveyor-build.bat
+++ b/appveyor-build.bat
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ ECHO NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS^: %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
 ECHO cmake^: && cmake --version
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO CMAKE not found && GOTO CMAKE_NOT_OK
 
-cmake --version | findstr /C:"3.7.0" && GOTO CMAKE_OK
+cmake --version | findstr /C:"3.7.1" && GOTO CMAKE_OK
 
 :CMAKE_NOT_OK
-SET CMAKE_VERSION=3.7.0-rc2
+SET CMAKE_VERSION=3.7.1
 ECHO CMAKE NOT OK - downloading new CMake %CMAKE_VERSION%
 IF NOT EXIST cm.zip powershell Invoke-WebRequest https://cmake.org/files/v3.7/cmake-%CMAKE_VERSION%-win32-x86.zip -OutFile $env:PROJECT_DIR\cm.zip
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
@@ -119,16 +119,27 @@ SET PATH=%PROJECT_DIR%\osrm-deps\libs\bin;%PATH%
 ECHO running extractor-tests.exe ...
 unit_tests\%Configuration%\extractor-tests.exe
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
+
 ECHO running engine-tests.exe ...
 unit_tests\%Configuration%\engine-tests.exe
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
+
 ECHO running util-tests.exe ...
 unit_tests\%Configuration%\util-tests.exe
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
+
 ECHO running server-tests.exe ...
 unit_tests\%Configuration%\server-tests.exe
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
+ECHO running library-tests.exe ...
+SET test_region=monaco
+SET test_osm=%test_region%.osm.pbf
+IF NOT EXIST %test_osm% powershell Invoke-WebRequest https://s3.amazonaws.com/mapbox/osrm/testing/monaco.osm.pbf -OutFile %test_osm%
+%Configuration%\osrm-extract.exe -p ../profiles/car.lua %test_osm%
+%Configuration%\osrm-contract.exe %test_region%.osrm
+unit_tests\%Configuration%\library-tests.exe %test_region%.osrm
+
 IF NOT "%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%"=="master" GOTO DONE
 ECHO ========= CREATING PACKAGES ==========
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ff9532878..0e6b00f3c 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ environment:
   - configuration: Release
 #  - configuration: Debug
 
+install:
+  - ps: Install-Product node 6
+
 # scripts that are called at very beginning, before repo cloning
 init:
   - git config --global core.autocrlf input
@@ -17,7 +20,14 @@ platform: x64
 build_script:
   - CALL appveyor-build.bat
 
-test: off
+before_test:
+  - node --version
+  - npm --version
+  - npm install
+  - npm link
+  - SET PATH=%CD%\osrm-deps\libs\bin;%PATH%
+  - SET OSRM_BUILD_DIR=build\%Configuration%
+  - npm test
 
 artifacts:
   - path: osrm_Release.zip
diff --git a/features/lib/utils.js b/features/lib/utils.js
index 27b63af6c..321264368 100644
--- a/features/lib/utils.js
+++ b/features/lib/utils.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     errorReason: (err) => {
         return err.signal ?
-            util.format('killed by signal %s', err.signal) :
-            util.format('exited with code %d', err.code);
+            'killed by signal ' + err.signal :
+            'exited with code ' + err.code;
     }
 };
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/data.js b/features/step_definitions/data.js
index a5f38e4bb..99f6a5786 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/data.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/data.js
@@ -239,11 +239,12 @@ module.exports = function () {
     });
 
     this.Given(/^the profile file(?: "([^"]*)" extended with)?$/, (profile, data, callback) => {
-        let text = 'package.path = "' + this.PROFILES_PATH + '/?.lua;" .. package.path\n';
+        const lua_profiles_path = this.PROFILES_PATH.split(path.sep).join('/');
+        let text = 'package.path = "' + lua_profiles_path + '/?.lua;" .. package.path\n';
         if (profile == null) {
             text += data + '\n';
         } else {
-            text += 'local f = assert(io.open("' + this.PROFILES_PATH + '/' + profile + '.lua", "r"))\n';
+            text += 'local f = assert(io.open("' + lua_profiles_path + '/' + profile + '.lua", "r"))\n';
             text += 'local m = assert(loadstring(f:read("*all") .. [[\n' + data + '\n]]))\n';
             text += 'f:close()\n';
             text += 'm()\n';
diff --git a/features/support/cache.js b/features/support/cache.js
index 130e87650..c312d2f26 100644
--- a/features/support/cache.js
+++ b/features/support/cache.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
 
     // converts the scenario titles in file prefixes
     this.getScenarioID = (scenario) => {
-        let name = scenario.getName().toLowerCase().replace(/[\/\-'=,\(\)]/g, '').replace(/\s/g, '_').replace(/__/g, '_').replace(/\.\./g, '.');
+        let name = scenario.getName().toLowerCase().replace(/[\/\-'=,\(\):\*#]/g, '').replace(/\s/g, '_').replace(/__/g, '_').replace(/\.\./g, '.');
         return util.format('%d_%s', scenario.getLine(), name);
     };
 
diff --git a/features/support/env.js b/features/support/env.js
index 5df8c6644..173ceab86 100644
--- a/features/support/env.js
+++ b/features/support/env.js
@@ -42,44 +42,33 @@ module.exports = function () {
         this.OSRM_PORT = process.env.OSRM_PORT && parseInt(process.env.OSRM_PORT) || 5000;
         this.HOST = 'http://127.0.0.1:' + this.OSRM_PORT;
 
-        // TODO make sure this works on win
-        if (process.platform.match(/indows.*/)) {
+        if (process.platform.match(/^win.*/)) {
             this.TERMSIGNAL = 9;
             this.EXE = '.exe';
-            this.LIB = '.dll';
-            this.QQ = '"';
         } else {
             this.TERMSIGNAL = 'SIGTERM';
             this.EXE = '';
+        }
 
-            // heuristically detect .so/.a suffix
-            this.LIB = null;
-
+        // heuristically detect .so/.a/.dll/.lib suffix
+        this.LIB = ['lib%s.a', 'lib%s.so', '%s.dll', '%s.lib'].find((format) => {
             try {
-                const dot_a = util.format('%s/libosrm%s', this.BIN_PATH, '.a');
-                fs.accessSync(dot_a, fs.F_OK);
-                this.LIB = '.a';
-            } catch(e) { /*nop*/ }
+                const lib = this.BIN_PATH + '/' + util.format(format, 'osrm');
+                fs.accessSync(lib, fs.F_OK);
+            } catch(e) { return false; }
+            return true;
+        });
 
-            try {
-                const dot_so = util.format('%s/libosrm%s', this.BIN_PATH, '.so');
-                fs.accessSync(dot_so, fs.F_OK);
-                this.LIB = '.so';
-            } catch(e) { /*nop*/ }
-
-            if (!this.LIB) {
-                throw new Error('*** Unable to detect dynamic or static libosrm libraries');
-            }
-
-            this.QQ = '';
+        if (this.LIB === undefined) {
+            throw new Error('*** Unable to detect dynamic or static libosrm libraries');
         }
 
         this.OSRM_EXTRACT_PATH = path.resolve(util.format('%s/%s%s', this.BIN_PATH, 'osrm-extract', this.EXE));
         this.OSRM_CONTRACT_PATH = path.resolve(util.format('%s/%s%s', this.BIN_PATH, 'osrm-contract', this.EXE));
         this.OSRM_ROUTED_PATH = path.resolve(util.format('%s/%s%s', this.BIN_PATH, 'osrm-routed', this.EXE));
-        this.LIB_OSRM_EXTRACT_PATH = util.format('%s/libosrm_extract%s', this.BIN_PATH, this.LIB),
-        this.LIB_OSRM_CONTRACT_PATH = util.format('%s/libosrm_contract%s', this.BIN_PATH, this.LIB),
-        this.LIB_OSRM_PATH = util.format('%s/libosrm%s', this.BIN_PATH, this.LIB);
+        this.LIB_OSRM_EXTRACT_PATH = util.format('%s/' + this.LIB, this.BIN_PATH, 'osrm_extract'),
+        this.LIB_OSRM_CONTRACT_PATH = util.format('%s/' + this.LIB, this.BIN_PATH, 'osrm_contract'),
+        this.LIB_OSRM_PATH = util.format('%s/' + this.LIB, this.BIN_PATH, 'osrm');
 
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.info(util.format('Node Version', process.version));
@@ -108,7 +97,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
         var verify = (binPath, cb) => {
             fs.exists(binPath, (exists) => {
                 if (!exists) return cb(new Error(util.format('%s is missing. Build failed?', binPath)));
-                var helpPath = util.format('%s --help > /dev/null 2>&1', binPath);
+                var helpPath = util.format('%s --help', binPath);
                 child_process.exec(helpPath, (err) => {
                     if (err) {
                         return cb(new Error(util.format('*** %s exited with code %d', helpPath, err.code)));
diff --git a/features/support/run.js b/features/support/run.js
index f6be19744..4427814ad 100644
--- a/features/support/run.js
+++ b/features/support/run.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const util = require('util');
 const child_process = require('child_process');
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
     };
 
     this.runBin = (bin, options, env, callback) => {
-        let cmd = util.format('%s%s/%s%s%s', this.QQ, this.BIN_PATH, bin, this.EXE, this.QQ);
+        let cmd = path.resolve(util.format('%s/%s%s', this.BIN_PATH, bin, this.EXE));
         let opts = options.split(' ').filter((x) => { return x && x.length > 0; });
         let log = fs.createWriteStream(this.scenarioLogFile, {'flags': 'a'});
         log.write(util.format('*** running %s %s\n', cmd, options));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d24480145..0aead113d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint -c ./.eslintrc features/step_definitions/ features/support/",
-    "test": "npm run lint && ./node_modules/cucumber/bin/cucumber.js features/ -p verify",
+    "test": "npm run lint && node ./node_modules/cucumber/bin/cucumber.js features/ -p verify",
     "clean-test": "rm -rf test/cache",
     "cucumber": "./node_modules/cucumber/bin/cucumber.js",
     "build-api-docs": "./scripts/build_api_docs.sh"