diff --git a/src/makefile.linux-mingw b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
index fc22bb76ee6..51439c7b7c8 100644
--- a/src/makefile.linux-mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ DEPSDIR:=/usr/i586-mingw32msvc
 USE_UPNP:=0
 
 INCLUDEPATHS= \
+ -I"$(CURDIR)" \
+ -I"$(CURDIR)"/obj \
  -I"$(DEPSDIR)/boost_1_49_0" \
  -I"$(DEPSDIR)/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix" \
  -I"$(DEPSDIR)/openssl-1.0.1b/include" \
- -I"$(DEPSDIR)" \
- -I"$(CURDIR)"/obj \
+ -I"$(DEPSDIR)"
 
 LIBPATHS= \
  -L"$(DEPSDIR)/boost_1_49_0/stage/lib" \
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ obj-test/%.o: test/%.cpp $(HEADERS)
 	i586-mingw32msvc-g++ -c $(TESTDEFS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 test_bitcoin.exe: $(TESTOBJS) $(filter-out obj/init.o,$(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%))
-	i586-mingw32msvc-g++ $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBPATHS) $^ -lboost_unit_test_framework $(LIBS)
+	i586-mingw32msvc-g++ $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBPATHS) $^ -lboost_unit_test_framework-mt-s $(LIBS)
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 558eff6d5d7..d2d7716dbd7 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "bitcoinunits.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "init.h"
-#include "base58.h"
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QDateTime>
@@ -81,11 +80,6 @@ bool parseBitcoinURI(const QUrl &uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out)
     if(uri.scheme() != QString("bitcoin"))
         return false;
 
-    // check if the address is valid
-    CBitcoinAddress addressFromUri(uri.path().toStdString());
-    if (!addressFromUri.IsValid())
-        return false;
-
     SendCoinsRecipient rv;
     rv.address = uri.path();
     rv.amount = 0;
diff --git a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
index 2c46ea5a703..789681ad900 100644
--- a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "sendcoinsentry.h"
 #include "guiutil.h"
 #include "askpassphrasedialog.h"
+#include "base58.h"
 
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QLocale>
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ bool SendCoinsDialog::handleURI(const QString &uri)
     // URI has to be valid
     if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv))
     {
+        CBitcoinAddress address(rv.address.toStdString());
+        if (!address.IsValid())
+            return false;
         pasteEntry(rv);
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index 5b11e39ea37..af2d358fc47 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 // This is all you need to run all the tests
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    bool fInvalid = false;
+
     URITests test1;
-    QTest::qExec(&test1);
+    if (QTest::qExec(&test1) != 0)
+        fInvalid = true;
+
+    return fInvalid;
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
index a281c39ca56..4662f5ed31c 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void URITests::uriTests()
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoin:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=100&label=Wikipedia Example"));
     QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.amount == 10000000000);
+    QVERIFY(rv.amount == 10000000000LL);
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString("Wikipedia Example"));
 
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoin:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?message=Wikipedia Example Address"));