diff --git a/src/client/distren.c b/src/client/distren.c
--- a/src/client/distren.c
+++ b/src/client/distren.c
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+  //just prove that linking to the shared lib werkz
+  genericfunc();
+
   return 0;
 }