diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 097f362..475a881 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ download_patches:
 	set -e
 	${dir_make}/download_patches.sh
 
+dependencies:
+	set -e
+	sudo /usr/bin/env -i bash -c ". ./project_config.sh && ${dir_make}/dependencies.sh"
+
 # kicks off rex
 build_stage1:
 	set -e
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ all:
 	make clean && \
 	make dirs && \
 	make install_rex && \
+	make dependencies && \
 	make download_patches && \
 	make download_sources && \
 	make build_stage1 && \
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/welcome.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/welcome.bash
index cd8fded..798da3a 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/welcome.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/welcome.bash
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ echo -e "\e[31m$HORSE\e[0m"
 echo
 echo "Welcome to Pyrois, the build system for Dark Horse Linux."
 echo
-
+>&2 echo
+>&2 echo STDERR Pipe Check:
+>&2 echo The welcome screen ran, and echoed this to stderr
+>&2 echo
 echo running as: $build_user:$build_group
 echo
 echo
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units b/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units
index 96ac93f..70b6dbe 100644
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/units/stage1.units
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {
-  "units": [
-    {
-        "name":         			"welcome",
-        "target":       			"components/stage1/welcome.bash",
+	"units": [
+	{
+		"name":						"welcome",
+		"target":					"components/stage1/welcome.bash",
 		"is_shell_command":			true,
 		"shell_definition":			"bash",
 		"force_pty":				true,
 		"set_working_directory":	false,
 		"working_directory":		"",
-        "rectify":      			false,
-        "rectifier":    			"",
-        "active":       			true,
-        "required":     			true,
-		"set_user_context": 		true,
-        "user":         			"$build_user",
-        "group":           "$build_group",
+		"rectify":					false,
+		"rectifier":				"",
+		"active":					true,
+		"required":					true,
+		"set_user_context":			true,
+		"user":         			"$build_user",
+		"group":					"$build_group",
 		"supply_environment":		true,
-        "environment":  			"environments/stage1.env.bash"
-    },
+		"environment":  			"environments/stage1.env.bash"
+	},
     {
         "name":         			"check dependencies",
         "target":       			"components/stage1/check_dependencies.bash",