diff --git a/compile_revision.sh b/compile_revision.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 567ea65..480ef56
--- a/compile_revision.sh
+++ b/compile_revision.sh
@@ -1,70 +1,73 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
 akantu_src=$1
 test_src=$2
 revision=$3
 
 usage() {
-    echo $1 <akantu_src> <test_src> <revision>
+    echo "$1 <akantu_src> <test_src> <revision>"
 }
 
 if [ ! -e ${akantu_src} -o -z ${akantu_src} ]; then
-    usage();
+    usage()
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e ${test_src} -o -z ${test_src} ]; then
-    usage();
+    usage()
     exit 2
 fi
 
-cd ${akantu_src}
-git checkout ${revision}
+wd=${PWD}
 
-revision_date=$(git log -1 --format='%ct')
+prefix=$(mktemp --directory akantu.XXXXXXX --tmpdir)
 
-mkdir build-${revision}
-cd build-${revision}
+git clone ${akantu_src} -b ${revision} --depth 1 ${prefix}/akantu
+revision_date=$(git log -1 --format='%ct')
 
+cd ${prefix}/akantu
+mkdir build
+cd build
 
 echo "*** Configuring revision r${revision} ***"
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FLAGS:STRING='-march=native' -DAKANTU_DEBUG:BOOL=OFF ${akantu_src} > configure.log 2>&1
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FLAGS:STRING='-march=native' -DAKANTU_DEBUG:BOOL=OFF ${akantu_src} > ${wd}/configure-akantu-${revision}.log 2>&1
 
 if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
     exit 100
 fi
 
 echo "*** Building revision r${revision} ***"
-make > make.log 2>&1
+make > ${wd}/make-akantu-${revision} 2>&1
 
 if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
     exit 200
 fi
 
-cd ${test_src}
-mkdir build-${revision}
-cd build-${revision}
+
+mkdir ${prefix}/build
+cd ${prefix}/build
 
 
 # 1413714847 epoch of tag v2.2
 if [ $revision -lt 1413714847 ]; then
     echo "MAJOR 1"
     VERSION=1
 else
     echo "MAJOR 2"
     VERSION=2
 fi
 
 echo "*** Configuring test for r${revision} ***"
-cmake -DAKANTU_VERSION_MAJOR:STRING=$VERSION -DAkantu_DIR:PATH=${akantu_src}/buidl-${revision} ${test_src} > configure.log 2>&1
+cmake -DAKANTU_VERSION_MAJOR:STRING=$VERSION -DAkantu_DIR:PATH=${prefix}/akantu/build ${test_src} > ${wd}/configure-test-${revision} 2>&1
 
 if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
     exit 300
 fi
 
 echo "*** Building test for r${revision} ***"
-make > make.log 2>&1
+make > ${wd}/make-test-${revision} 2>&1
 
 if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
     exit 400
 fi