diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c68cfbb..e1f5ab1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ update-deps:
 	c_src/build_deps.sh update-deps
 	@$(REBAR) update-deps
 
-c_src/wterl.o: c_src/async_nif.h
-	touch c_src/wterl.c
+c_src/wterl.c: c_src/async_nif.h
+
+c_src/wterl.o: c_src/wterl.c
 
 ebin/app_helper.beam:
 	@echo You need to:
diff --git a/c_src/build_deps.sh b/c_src/build_deps.sh
index da22235..f43a801 100755
--- a/c_src/build_deps.sh
+++ b/c_src/build_deps.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,78 @@ export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I $BASEDIR/system/include"
 export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$BASEDIR/system/lib"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$BASEDIR/system/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 
+get_wt ()
+{
+    if [ -d $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR/.git ]; then
+        (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR && git pull -u) || exit 1
+    else
+        if [ "X$WT_VSN" == "X" ]; then
+            git clone ${WT_REPO} && \
+                (cd $BASEDIR/wiredtiger && git checkout $WT_VSN || exit 1)
+        else
+            git clone -b ${WT_BRANCH} --single-branch ${WT_REPO} && \
+                (cd $BASEDIR/wiredtiger && git checkout -b $WT_BRANCH origin/$WT_BRANCH || exit 1)
+        fi
+        mv wiredtiger $WT_DIR || exit 1
+    fi
+    [ -d $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR ] || (echo "Missing WiredTiger source directory" && exit 1)
+    (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR
+        [ -e $BASEDIR/wiredtiger-build.patch ] && \
+            (patch -p1 --forward < $BASEDIR/wiredtiger-build.patch || exit 1 )
+        ./autogen.sh || exit 1
+        cd ./build_posix || exit 1
+        [ -e Makefile ] && $MAKE distclean
+        ../configure --with-pic \
+            --disable-shared \
+            --enable-snappy \
+            --enable-bzip2 \
+            --prefix=${BASEDIR}/system || exit 1
+    )
+}
+
+get_snappy ()
+{
+    [ -e snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN.tar.gz ] || (echo "Missing Snappy ($SNAPPY_VSN) source package" && exit 1)
+    [ -d $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR ] || tar -xzf snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN.tar.gz
+    [ -e $BASEDIR/snappy-build.patch ] && \
+        (cd $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR || exit 1
+        patch -p1 --forward < $BASEDIR/snappy-build.patch || exit 1)
+    (cd $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR || exit 1
+        ./configure --with-pic \
+            --disable-shared \
+            --prefix=$BASEDIR/system || exit 1
+    )
+}
+
+get_bzip2 ()
+{
+    [ -e bzip2-$BZIP2_VSN.tar.gz  ] || (echo "Missing bzip2 ($BZIP2_VSN) source package" && exit 1)
+    [ -d $BASEDIR/$BZIP2_DIR ] || tar -xzf bzip2-$BZIP2_VSN.tar.gz
+    [ -e $BASEDIR/bzip2-build.patch ] && \
+        (cd $BASEDIR/$BZIP2_DIR || exit 1
+        patch -p1 --forward < $BASEDIR/bzip2-build.patch || exit 1)
+}
+
+get_deps ()
+{
+    get_wt;
+    get_snappy;
+    get_bzip2;
+}
+
+update_deps ()
+{
+    if [ -d $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR/.git ]; then
+        (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR
+            if [ "X$WT_VSN" == "X" ]; then
+                git pull -u || exit 1
+            else
+                git checkout $WT_VSN || exit 1
+            fi
+        )
+    fi
+}
+
 build_wt ()
 {
     (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR/build_posix && \
@@ -66,70 +138,21 @@ case "$1" in
 
     test)
         (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR && $MAKE -j test)
-
         ;;
 
     update-deps)
-        if [ -d $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR/.git ]; then
-            (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR
-                if [ "X$WT_VSN" == "X" ]; then
-                    git pull -u || exit 1
-                else
-                    git checkout $WT_VSN || exit 1
-                fi
-            )
-        fi
+        update-deps;
         ;;
 
     get-deps)
-        # WiredTiger
-        if [ -d $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR/.git ]; then
-            (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR && git pull -u) || exit 1
-        else
-            if [ "X$WT_VSN" == "X" ]; then
-                git clone ${WT_REPO} && \
-                (cd $BASEDIR/wiredtiger && git checkout $WT_VSN || exit 1)
-            else
-                git clone -b ${WT_BRANCH} --single-branch ${WT_REPO} && \
-                (cd $BASEDIR/wiredtiger && git checkout -b $WT_BRANCH origin/$WT_BRANCH || exit 1)
-            fi
-            mv wiredtiger $WT_DIR || exit 1
-        fi
-        [ -d $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR ] || (echo "Missing WiredTiger source directory" && exit 1)
-        (cd $BASEDIR/$WT_DIR
-            [ -e $BASEDIR/wiredtiger-build.patch ] && \
-                (patch -p1 --forward < $BASEDIR/wiredtiger-build.patch || exit 1 )
-            ./autogen.sh || exit 1
-            cd ./build_posix || exit 1
-            [ -e Makefile ] && $MAKE distclean
-            ../configure --with-pic \
-                         --disable-shared \
-                         --enable-snappy \
-                         --enable-bzip2 \
-                         --prefix=${BASEDIR}/system || exit 1
-            )
-
-        # Snappy
-        [ -e snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN.tar.gz ] || (echo "Missing Snappy ($SNAPPY_VSN) source package" && exit 1)
-        [ -d $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR ] || tar -xzf snappy-$SNAPPY_VSN.tar.gz
-        [ -e $BASEDIR/snappy-build.patch ] && \
-            (cd $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR || exit 1
-             patch -p1 --forward < $BASEDIR/snappy-build.patch || exit 1)
-        (cd $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR || exit 1
-            ./configure --with-pic \
-                        --disable-shared \
-                        --prefix=$BASEDIR/system || exit 1
-        )
-
-        # BZip2
-        [ -e bzip2-$BZIP2_VSN.tar.gz  ] || (echo "Missing bzip2 ($BZIP2_VSN) source package" && exit 1)
-        [ -d $BASEDIR/$BZIP2_DIR ] || tar -xzf bzip2-$BZIP2_VSN.tar.gz
-        [ -e $BASEDIR/bzip2-build.patch ] && \
-            (cd $BASEDIR/$BZIP2_DIR || exit 1
-             patch -p1 --forward < $BASEDIR/bzip2-build.patch || exit 1)
+        get_deps;
         ;;
 
     *)
+        [ -d $WT_DIR ] || get_wt;
+        [ -d $SNAPPY_DIR ] || get_snappy;
+        [ -d $BZIP2_DIR ] || get_bzip2;
+
         # Build Snappy
         [ -d $BASEDIR/$SNAPPY_DIR ] || (echo "Missing Snappy source directory (did you first get-deps?)" && exit 1)
         test -f system/lib/libsnappy.a || build_snappy;
diff --git a/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl b/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
index eea24a3..5651751 100644
--- a/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
+++ b/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
@@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ callback(_Ref, _Msg, State) ->
 %% ===================================================================
 
 %% @private
-max_sessions(Config) -> % TODO: review this logic
+max_sessions(Config) ->
     RingSize =
         case app_helper:get_prop_or_env(ring_creation_size, Config, riak_core) of
             undefined -> 1024;
             Size -> Size
         end,
-    10 * (RingSize * erlang:system_info(schedulers)).
+    1000 * (RingSize * erlang:system_info(schedulers)). % TODO: review/fix this logic
 
 %% @private
 establish_utility_cursors(Connection, Table) ->
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ establish_connection(Config, Type) ->
                     false ->
                         app_helper:get_prop_or_env(checkpoint, Config, wterl, [{wait, 10}])
                 end,
-	    RequestedCacheSize = app_helper:get_prop_or_env(cache_size, Config, wterl),
+            RequestedCacheSize = app_helper:get_prop_or_env(cache_size, Config, wterl),
             ConnectionOpts =
                 orddict:from_list(
                   [ wterl:config_value(create, Config, true),
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ establish_connection(Config, Type) ->
                     wterl:config_value(session_max, Config, max_sessions(Config)),
                     wterl:config_value(cache_size, Config, size_cache(RequestedCacheSize)),
                     wterl:config_value(statistics_log, Config, [{wait, 30}]), % sec
-                    wterl:config_value(verbose, Config, [ 
+                    wterl:config_value(verbose, Config, [
                          %"ckpt" "block", "shared_cache", "evictserver", "fileops",
                          %"hazard", "mutex", "read", "readserver", "reconcile",
                          %"salvage", "verify", "write", "evict", "lsm"
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ establish_connection(Config, Type) ->
                 {ok, Connection} ->
                     {ok, Connection};
                 {error, Reason2} ->
-		    lager:error("Failed to establish a WiredTiger connection, wterl backend unable to start: ~p\n", [Reason2]),
+                    lager:error("Failed to establish a WiredTiger connection, wterl backend unable to start: ~p\n", [Reason2]),
                     {error, Reason2}
             end
     end.