diff --git a/src/client/Makefile.am b/src/client/Makefile.am
--- a/src/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/client/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include_HEADERS = distren.h
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libdistren.la
 
-libdistren_la_SOURCES = distren.h libdistren.h libdistren.c libdistren_job.c libdistren_unbias.c
+libdistren_la_SOURCES = distren.h libdistren.h libdistren.c libdistren_job.c libdistren_unbias.c libdistren_config.c
 #evidently the following should not be LDADD, but LDFLAGS because automake doesn't like the idea of LDADD for libraries for some reason... or I am very confused
 libdistren_la_LIBADD = @DISTLIBS_LIBS@
 libdistren_la_CXXFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@