diff --git a/c_src/Makefile.openbsd b/c_src/Makefile.openbsd
index 6ab012e..a83d180 100644
--- a/c_src/Makefile.openbsd
+++ b/c_src/Makefile.openbsd
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 # Makefile - OpenBSD pmake implementation
 ######################################################################
 
-ERLANG_VERSION ?= 21
-ERL_INTERFACE_VERSION ?= 3.10.4
+ERLANG_VERSION ?= 22
+ERL_INTERFACE_VERSION ?= 3.13.2
 
 ERLANG_PATH = /usr/local/lib/erlang$(ERLANG_VERSION)
 
-INCLUDES += -I$(ERLANG_PATH)/lib/erl_interface-$(ERL_INTERFACE_VERSION)/include
+INCLUDES += -I$(ERLANG_PATH)/usr/include
 INCLUDES += -I/usr/local/include
 INCLUDES += -I/usr/include
 
-INCLUDE_LIBS += -L$(ERLANG_PATH)/lib/erl_interface-$(ERL_INTERFACE_VERSION)/lib
+INCLUDE_LIBS += -L$(ERLANG_PATH)/usr/lib
 INCLUDE_LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib/
 INCLUDE_LIBS += -L/usr/lib
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LDFLAGS += $(INCLUDES) $(INCLUDE_LIBS) $(LIBS)
 all: erluv erluv_test
 
 liberluv.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c liberluv.c -o $@
+	$(CC) $(INCLUDES) -c liberluv.c -o $@
 
 erluv: liberluv.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) liberluv.o $@.c -o $@
diff --git a/c_src/erluv.c b/c_src/erluv.c
index 5438139..fbf166c 100644
--- a/c_src/erluv.c
+++ b/c_src/erluv.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extern short creation;
 extern int id;
 extern char cookie[];
 extern char node_name[];
+extern char node_target[];
 
 /* main function */
 int
@@ -25,5 +26,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	(void)init();
 	ei_cnode ec;
 	ei_connect_init(&ec, node_name, cookie, creation);    
+	int sockfd;
+	if ((sockfd = ei_connect(&ec, node_target)) < 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: ei_connect failed\n");
+	for(;;);
 }
 
diff --git a/c_src/liberluv.c b/c_src/liberluv.c
index 047fa2f..4a5ad2e 100644
--- a/c_src/liberluv.c
+++ b/c_src/liberluv.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ short creation = 0;
 int id = 1;
 char cookie[COOKIE_SIZE];
 char node_name[NODE_NAME_SIZE];
+char node_target[NODE_NAME_SIZE];
 
 /* set the node cookie from environment */
 int
@@ -48,6 +49,20 @@ init_node_name() {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int
+init_node_target() {
+  
+  if (getenv("NODE_TARGET") == NULL) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  
+  fprintf(stdout, "set node_target");
+  /* the last char must be set to 0. */
+  strncpy(node_target, getenv("NODE_TARGET"), NODE_NAME_SIZE-1);
+  fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", node_target);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* set the node id from environment
  */
 int
@@ -90,6 +105,9 @@ init() {
   
   init_cookie();
   init_node_name();
+  init_node_target();
   init_id();
   init_creation();
+
+  ei_init();
 }