diff --git a/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats b/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
index 23ed87a2..17e8d539 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
+++ b/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ tarball() {
 
   executable "$configure" <<OUT
 #!$BASH
+echo "$name: CPPFLAGS=\\"\$CPPFLAGS\\" LDFLAGS=\\"\$LDFLAGS\\"" >> build.log
 echo "$name: \$@" \${PYTHONOPT:+PYTHONOPT=\$PYTHONOPT} >> build.log
 OUT
 
@@ -69,9 +70,11 @@ assert_build_log() {
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+yaml-0.1.6: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
@@ -94,10 +97,12 @@ OUT
   unstub patch
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+yaml-0.1.6: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
 patch -p0 -i -
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ OUT
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib CPPFLAGS=-I$brew_libdir/include LDFLAGS=-L$brew_libdir/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ DEF
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib CPPFLAGS=-I$readline_libdir/include LDFLAGS=-L$readline_libdir/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ DEF
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib CPPFLAGS=-I$readline_libdir/include LDFLAGS=-L$readline_libdir/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
@@ -194,6 +202,7 @@ DEF
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ DEF
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 4
 make install
@@ -238,6 +248,7 @@ DEF
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install DOGE="such wow"
@@ -258,6 +269,7 @@ DEF
   unstub make
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install DOGE="such wow"
@@ -309,6 +321,7 @@ DEF
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
 apply -p1 -i /my/patch.diff
+Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
 Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install