diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd84ee0c1..75c0da6fe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE True)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.2)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0015 NEW) # Link Directory Pathing
 set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX _d)
@@ -18,12 +20,9 @@ endif()
 
 IF(IS_CONDA_BUILD)
   include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/condabuildinfo.cmake)
-  if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
-    add_definitions(-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0)
-  endif()
+
 ELSE() # If we are not using conda, we are using conan
   # C++11 Support
-  set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
   # Conan setup
   include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
@@ -121,14 +120,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
       else()
         set(RUNNERNAME "runner")
       endif()
-
-#       install(
-#         FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${RUNNERNAME}"
-#         DESTINATION "bin"
-#         PERMISSIONS OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_EXECUTE
-#                     OWNER_READ GROUP_READ
-#                     OWNER_WRITE GROUP_WRITE
-#       )
     endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -143,10 +134,8 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
   ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 )
-if(NOT WIN32)
-  set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fPIC"
-  )
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} rt)
 endif()
 
 # Install recipe
diff --git a/condabuildinfo.cmake b/condabuildinfo.cmake
index 1674ca7bd..ad021db00 100644
--- a/condabuildinfo.cmake
+++ b/condabuildinfo.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(BOOST_ROOT ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED log_setup log timer)
+find_package(Boost REQUIRED log_setup log timer thread)
 set(EXT_INCLUDE_DIRS ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 set(EXT_LIB_DIRS ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 set(EXT_LIBS ${Boost_LIBRARIES})