diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 2dd6b3e..28878b8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ task createVersionXML {
 	doLast {
         def versionP = 'git describe --tags --long --dirty=-x --abbrev=8'
 						.execute()
+		versionP.waitFor()
         def version = versionP.text.trim()
 		if ( versionP.exitValue() )
 			throw new GradleException("Couldn't extract version. Git exited unexpectedly.")
 
         def githashP = 'git rev-parse HEAD'.execute()
+		githashP.waitFor()
         def githash = githashP.text.trim()
 		if ( githashP.exitValue() )
 			throw new GradleException("Couldn't extract git_hash. Git exited unexpectedly.")
 		
 		def builddate = new Date()
-
 	    def versionFile = new FileWriter("app/src/main/res/values/version.xml")
 		versionFile.println( '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>' )
 		versionFile.println( '<resources>' )
diff --git a/app/src/main/art/Makefile b/app/src/main/art/Makefile
index cb3e2ef..dbcbe26 100644
--- a/app/src/main/art/Makefile
+++ b/app/src/main/art/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ all:  $(DIR)\
 	$(addprefix $(RES)/drawable-xhdpi/,$(pngx))
 
 $(DIR) :
-	mkdir $@
+	mkdir -p $@
 
 $(RES)/drawable/%.png : $(TMP)/%.svg
 	$(S2P) --export-png=$@ --file=$<
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
old mode 100644
new mode 100755