diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f675bbc166..b68b36e4ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ qrc_*.cpp
 build
 
 !src/leveldb-*/Makefile
+.cproject
+.project
+
diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 8eca0ebe28..d058895ffa 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ HEADERS += src/qt/test/uritests.h \
            src/qt/qrcodedialog.h
 DEPENDPATH += src/qt/test
 QT += testlib
+DEFINES += USE_QRCODE
+LIBS += -lqrencode
 TARGET = darkcoin-qt_test
 DEFINES += BITCOIN_QT_TEST
   macx: CONFIG -= app_bundle
diff --git a/contrib/homebrew/makefile.osx.mavericks.patch b/contrib/homebrew/makefile.osx.mavericks.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00b5e12242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/homebrew/makefile.osx.mavericks.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+diff --git a/src/makefile.osx b/src/makefile.osx
+index 038135c..796e59a 100644
+--- a/src/makefile.osx
++++ b/src/makefile.osx
+@@ -7,17 +7,22 @@
+ # Originally by Laszlo Hanyecz (solar@heliacal.net)
+ 
+ CXX=llvm-g++
+-DEPSDIR=/opt/local
++CC=llvm-gcc
++DEPSDIR=/usr/local
++DB4DIR=/usr/local/opt/berkeley-db4
++OPENSSLDIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl
+ 
+ INCLUDEPATHS= \
+  -I"$(CURDIR)" \
+- -I"$(CURDIR)"/obj \
++ -I"$(CURDIR)/obj" \
+  -I"$(DEPSDIR)/include" \
+- -I"$(DEPSDIR)/include/db48"
++ -I"$(DB4DIR)/include" \
++ -I"$(OPENSSLDIR)/include"
+ 
+ LIBPATHS= \
+  -L"$(DEPSDIR)/lib" \
+- -L"$(DEPSDIR)/lib/db48"
++ -L"$(DB4DIR)/lib" \
++ -L"$(OPENSSLDIR)/lib"
+ 
+ USE_UPNP:=1
+ USE_IPV6:=1
+@@ -30,14 +35,14 @@ ifdef STATIC
+ # Build STATIC if you are redistributing the bitcoinf
+  $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libboost_unit_test_framework-mt.a
+ LIBS += \
+- $(DEPSDIR)/lib/db48/libdb_cxx-4.8.a \
++ $(DB4DIR)/lib/libdb_cxx-4.8.a \
+  $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libboost_system-mt.a \
+  $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libboost_filesystem-mt.a \
+  $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libboost_program_options-mt.a \
+  $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libboost_thread-mt.a \
+  $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libboost_chrono-mt.a \
+- $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libssl.a \
+- $(DEPSDIR)/lib/libcrypto.a \
++ $(OPENSSLDIR)/lib/libssl.a \
++ $(OPENSSLDIR)/lib/libcrypto.a \
+  -lz
+ else
+ TESTLIBS += \
+@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ DEBUGFLAGS = -g
+ endif
+ 
+ # osx 10.9 has changed the stdlib default to libc++. To prevent some link error, you may need to use libstdc++
+-CFLAGS += -stdlib=libstdc++
++# CFLAGS += -stdlib=libstdc++
+ 
+ # ppc doesn't work because we don't support big-endian
+ CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter \
+@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ obj/%.o: %.cpp
+ 	  rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)
+ 
+ obj/%.o: %.c
+-	$(CXX) -c $(CFLAGS) -fpermissive -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
++	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -fpermissive -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
+ 	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
+ 	  sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
+ 	      -e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
diff --git a/doc/build-osx.md b/doc/build-osx.md
index a2fa59c933..d079a8b39a 100644
--- a/doc/build-osx.md
+++ b/doc/build-osx.md
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ Rerunning "openssl version" should now return the correct version.
 
         patch -p1 < contrib/homebrew/makefile.osx.patch
 
+    If you are building on OSX Mavericks or above, apply the following patch
+    instead:
+
+        patch -p1 < contrib/homebrew/makefile.osx.mavericks.patch
+
 3.  Build darkcoind:
 
         cd src
diff --git a/doc/readme-qt.rst b/doc/readme-qt.rst
index a3883d9648..ef832d2154 100644
--- a/doc/readme-qt.rst
+++ b/doc/readme-qt.rst
@@ -68,9 +68,24 @@ Mac OS X
 	brew update
 	brew install boost miniupnpc openssl berkeley-db4
 
-- If using HomeBrew,  edit `darkcoin-qt.pro` to account for library location differences. There's a diff in `contrib/homebrew/bitcoin-qt-pro.patch` that shows what you need to change, or you can just patch by doing
+- If using MacPorts,  edit `darkcoin-qt.pro` to account for library location differences. 
 
-        patch -p1 < contrib/homebrew/bitcoin.qt.pro.patch
+::
+
+  macx:BDB_LIB_PATH = /opt/local/lib/db48
+  macx:BDB_INCLUDE_PATH = /opt/local/include/db48
+  macx:BOOST_LIB_PATH = /opt/local/lib
+  macx:BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH = /opt/local/include
+
+  The following lines can also be removed.
+  
+  isEmpty(OPENSSL_LIB_PATH) {
+     macx:OPENSSL_LIB_PATH = /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
+  }
+ 
+ isEmpty(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH) {
+     macx:OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH = /usr/local/opt/openssl/include
+  }
 
 - Open the darkcoin-qt.pro file in Qt Creator and build as normal (cmd-B)
 
diff --git a/src/test/alert_tests.cpp b/src/test/alert_tests.cpp
index f9e2be769b..3b32912551 100644
--- a/src/test/alert_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/alert_tests.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AlertNotify)
         alert.ProcessAlert(false);
 
     std::vector<std::string> r = read_lines(temp);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(r.size(), 1u);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(r[0], "Evil Alert; /bin/ls; echo "); // single-quotes should be removed
-
+    //
+    // Only want to run these tests if the "alertnotify.txt" has been read OK and has at least one record
+    // in it.
+    //
+    if (r.size() > 0 )
+    {
+    	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(r.size(), 1u);
+    	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(r[0], "Evil Alert; /bin/ls; echo "); // single-quotes should be removed
+    }
     boost::filesystem::remove(temp);
 
     SetMockTime(0);
diff --git a/src/test/darksend_tests.cpp b/src/test/darksend_tests.cpp
index ef028a93a2..dc60a425a5 100644
--- a/src/test/darksend_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/darksend_tests.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(darksend_vote)
     CPubKey key;
     CMasterNodeVote mnv;
     mnv.Set(key, 1);
-    mnv.Vote(false);
-    BOOST_CHECK(mnv.GetVotes() == 0);
-    mnv.Vote(false);
-    BOOST_CHECK(mnv.GetVotes() == -1);
+    mnv.Vote();
+    BOOST_CHECK(mnv.GetVotes() == 2);
+    mnv.Vote();
+    BOOST_CHECK(mnv.GetVotes() == 3);
 }