diff --git a/build-all.sh b/build-all.sh
index 77933003caa5d9d693e57d1e400c6da7a7b61d39..da2923dd6cbe8d7b41cd892e7416042f08e5c5c0 100755
--- a/build-all.sh
+++ b/build-all.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ if [ `basename $FULL_BUILD_LOC` == "cfar_umbrella" ]; then
 	cfar_mode="--enable-cfar"
 fi
 
+mkdir -p $ZEST_RUNTIME/lib32
+mkdir -p $ZEST_RUNTIME/lib64
+mkdir $ZEST_RUNTIME/bin
+mkdir $ZEST_RUNTIME/sbin
+
 # stratafier
 cd $PEASOUP_UMBRELLA_DIR/stratafier
 make || exit
diff --git a/set_env_vars b/set_env_vars
index e119fc98f425a7e3f28bf1be48faaaaf9c395410..e6f1aa5d4a4fc2d92d1c05a937728d32ba60177c 100644
--- a/set_env_vars
+++ b/set_env_vars
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ export ZIPR_SCFI_PLUGIN=$PEASOUP_UMBRELLA_DIR/zipr_scfi_plugin
 export SECURITY_TRANSFORMS_HOME=$PEASOUP_UMBRELLA_DIR/security_transforms
 export IRDB_TRANSFORMS=$PEASOUP_UMBRELLA_DIR/irdb_transforms
 export PS=$PEASOUP_HOME/tools/ps_analyze.sh
+export ZEST_RUNTIME=$PEASOUP_UMBRELLA_DIR/zest_runtime
 
 source ./irdb_vars
 source $PEASOUP_UMBRELLA_DIR/set_command_envs
 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ZEST_RUNTIME/lib32:$ZEST_RUNTIME/lib64"
+