diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7b0024d5..347f5aaa 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 pushd $(pwd)
 ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-BITMOMERO_DIR=bitmonero
+MONERO_DIR=monero
 
-if [ ! -d $BITMOMERO_DIR ]; then 
+if [ ! -d $MONERO_DIR ]; then 
     $SHELL get_libwallet_api.sh
 fi
  
diff --git a/get_libwallet_api.sh b/get_libwallet_api.sh
index 881e0ace..b8c8d479 100755
--- a/get_libwallet_api.sh
+++ b/get_libwallet_api.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 
-BITMONERO_URL=https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero.git
-BITMONERO_BRANCH=master
+MONERO_URL=https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
+MONERO_BRANCH=master
 # thanks to SO: http://stackoverflow.com/a/20283965/4118915
 CPU_CORE_COUNT=$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null || sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 pushd $(pwd)
@@ -10,51 +10,57 @@ ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 
 INSTALL_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/wallet
-BITMONERO_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/bitmonero
+MONERO_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/monero
 
 
-if [ ! -d $BITMONERO_DIR ]; then
-    git clone --depth=1 $BITMONERO_URL $BITMONERO_DIR --branch $BITMONERO_BRANCH --single-branch
+if [ ! -d $MONERO_DIR ]; then
+    git clone --depth=1 $MONERO_URL $MONERO_DIR --branch $MONERO_BRANCH --single-branch
 else
-    cd $BITMONERO_DIR;
-    git checkout $BITMONERO_BRANCH
+    cd $MONERO_DIR;
+    git checkout $MONERO_BRANCH
     git pull;
 fi
 
-echo "cleaning up existing bitmonero build dir, libs and includes"
-rm -fr $BITMONERO_DIR/build
-rm -fr $BITMONERO_DIR/lib
-rm -fr $BITMONERO_DIR/include
+echo "cleaning up existing monero build dir, libs and includes"
+rm -fr $MONERO_DIR/build
+rm -fr $MONERO_DIR/lib
+rm -fr $MONERO_DIR/include
 
-mkdir -p $BITMONERO_DIR/build/release
-pushd $BITMONERO_DIR/build/release
+mkdir -p $MONERO_DIR/build/release
+pushd $MONERO_DIR/build/release
 
 if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
     # Do something under Mac OS X platform        
-    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$BITMONERO_DIR"  ../..
+    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
 elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 5)" == "Linux" ]; then
     # Do something under GNU/Linux platform
-    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$BITMONERO_DIR"  ../..
+    PLATFORM="Linux"
+    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
 elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 10)" == "MINGW64_NT" ]; then
     # Do something under Windows NT platform
-    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$BITMONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
+    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
 elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 10)" == "MINGW32_NT" ]; then
     # Do something under Windows NT platform
-    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$BITMONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
+    cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR" -G "MSYS Makefiles" ../..
 fi
 
 
-pushd $BITMONERO_DIR/build/release/src/wallet
+pushd $MONERO_DIR/build/release/src/wallet
 make -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
 make install -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
 popd
 
 # unbound is one more dependency. can't be merged to the wallet_merged
 # since filename conflict (random.c.obj)
-pushd $BITMONERO_DIR/build/release/external/unbound
-make -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
-make install -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
-popd
+# for Linux, we use libunbound shipped with the system, so we don't need to build it
+
+if [ "$PLATFORM" != "Linux" ]; then
+    echo "Building libunbound..."
+    pushd $MONERO_DIR/build/release/external/unbound
+    make -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
+    make install -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
+    popd
+fi
 
 popd
 
diff --git a/monero-core.pro b/monero-core.pro
index 4b9a3fa0..c90960e4 100644
--- a/monero-core.pro
+++ b/monero-core.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TEMPLATE = app
 
 QT += qml quick widgets
 
-WALLET_ROOT=$$PWD/bitmonero
+WALLET_ROOT=$$PWD/monero
 
 CONFIG += c++11
 
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ linux {
         -lssl \
         -lcrypto \
         -Wl,-Bdynamic \
-        -lunwind \
+        # currently monero has an issue with "static" build and linunwind-dev
+        # -lunwind \
         -ldl
 }