diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3774827..e6bc3fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ siccc_SOURCES = \
 				src/sicccPersister.cc \
 				mongoose/mongoose.c
 siccc_CFLAGS =
-siccc_CXXFLAGS = ${AM_CXXFLAGS} -DDEBUG -ggdb -I./mongoose/
-siccc_LDFLAGS = -ldl -pthread
+siccc_CXXFLAGS = $(LIBJANSON_CFLAGS) ${AM_CXXFLAGS} -DDEBUG -ggdb -I./mongoose/
+siccc_LDFLAGS = $(LIBJANSON_LIBS) -ldl -pthread 
 EXTRA_DIST= static/* src/eventlist.txt
 
 GPERFFLAGS = -C -k2 -LC++ -ZFoohash -Kname -H hacksh --null-strings -E -n -t -S1
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec1fe52..b6a9ed8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CXX
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBEVENTSTUFF], [libevent > 2.0.0])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBJANSSONSTUFF],[jansson > 2.3.1])
 
 AM_MISSING_PROG([GPERF], [gperf])
-     
+
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(gengetopt, gengetopt, [false])
 GENGETOPT=$gengetopt
 AC_SUBST(GENGETOPT)