diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53a58f3..56129e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 /dependencies/*
 !/dependencies/.placeholder
 
+/include/*
+!/include/.placeholder
+
 .localenv.bashrc
 
 # ignore endianness check
diff --git a/include/.placeholder b/include/.placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index e593d67..cf354fa 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 echo "Building libs..."
 mkdir -pv bin/lib
 for lib in $(find ./src/lib -name "*.cpp"); do
-    COMPILE_COMMAND="$CXX_WITH_FLAGS -I dependencies/tiny-utf8-4.4.3/include -fPIC -shared -o $(sed -e 's/^.\/src/.\/bin/;s/cpp$/so/' <<< $lib) $lib"
+    COMPILE_COMMAND="$CXX_WITH_FLAGS -I ./include -fPIC -shared -o $(sed -e 's/^.\/src/.\/bin/;s/cpp$/so/' <<< $lib) $lib"
     echo $COMPILE_COMMAND
     $COMPILE_COMMAND &
     $WAIT_ANYWAY
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ echo "Building tools..."
 mkdir -pv bin/tools
 # add compile commands to this array
 COMPILE_COMMANDS=(
-    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/tools/dumpnbt.cpp -I dependencies/tiny-utf8-4.4.3/include -Lbin/lib -l:nbt.so -l:javacompat.so -o bin/tools/dumpnbt"
-    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/tools/hexnet.cpp -Lbin/lib -l:cli.so -l:libsockpp.so -Idependencies/sockpp-0.7.1/include -o bin/tools/hexnet"
+    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/tools/dumpnbt.cpp -I./include -Lbin/lib -l:nbt.so -l:javacompat.so -o bin/tools/dumpnbt"
+    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/tools/hexnet.cpp -I./include -Lbin/lib -l:cli.so -l:libsockpp.so -o bin/tools/hexnet"
 )
 for command in ${!COMPILE_COMMANDS[@]}; do
     echo "${COMPILE_COMMANDS[command]}"
diff --git a/scripts/clean.sh b/scripts/clean.sh
index f8aa224..594b300 100755
--- a/scripts/clean.sh
+++ b/scripts/clean.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@
 # If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
 
 rm -rv ./bin
+rm -rv ./include
 rm -vf .endianness
 rm -vf resources/check_endianness
 mkdir -v ./bin
 mkdir -v ./bin/lib
+mkdir -v ./include
 
 ln -vs ../../dependencies/sockpp-0.7.1/build/libsockpp.so bin/lib/
 ln -vs ../../dependencies/sockpp-0.7.1/build/libsockpp.so.0 bin/lib/
 ln -vs ../../dependencies/sockpp-0.7.1/build/libsockpp.so.0.7.1 bin/lib/
 
+ln -vs ../dependencies/sockpp-0.7.1/include/sockpp/ ./include/
+ln -vs ../dependencies/tiny-utf8-4.4.3/include/tinyutf8/ ./include/
+
 set -v
 echo -n "" > ./bin/.placeholder
+echo -n "" > ./include/.placeholder
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 4a1c78f..77a57b1 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ echo "Building tests..."
 
 # add compile commands to this array
 COMPILE_COMMANDS=(
-    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/test/nbt_helpers.cpp -Idependencies/tiny-utf8-4.4.3/include -Lbin/lib -l:nbt.so -l:javacompat.so -o bin/test/nbt_helpers"
+    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/test/nbt_helpers.cpp -I./include -Lbin/lib -l:nbt.so -l:javacompat.so -o bin/test/nbt_helpers"
     "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/test/cli_argument_parser.cpp -Lbin/lib -l:cli.so -o bin/test/cli_argument_parser"
-    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/test/javacompat.cpp -Idependencies/tiny-utf8-4.4.3/include -Lbin/lib -l:javacompat.so -o bin/test/javacompat"
+    "$CXX_WITH_FLAGS src/test/javacompat.cpp -I./include -Lbin/lib -l:javacompat.so -o bin/test/javacompat"
 )
 for command in ${!COMPILE_COMMANDS[@]}; do
     echo "${COMPILE_COMMANDS[command]}"