diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47363d6..b1de7fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 DEV_ROCKS=busted luacov luacov-coveralls luacheck ldoc
 BUSTED_ARGS ?= -v -o gtest
 CASSANDRA ?= 3.10
+PROD_ROCKFILE = $(shell ls lua-cassandra-*.rockspec | grep -v dev)
+DEV_ROCKFILE = $(shell ls lua-cassandra-*.rockspec | grep dev)
+FLAGS ?=
 
 .PHONY: install dev busted prove test clean coverage lint doc
 
 install:
-	@luarocks make
+	@luarocks make $(PROD_ROCKFILE)
 
-dev: install
+install-dev:
+	@luarocks $(FLAGS) make $(DEV_ROCKFILE) OPENSSL_DIR=$(OPENSSL_DIR)
+
+dev:
 	@for rock in $(DEV_ROCKS) ; do \
 		if ! luarocks list | grep $$rock > /dev/null ; then \
 			echo $$rock not found, installing via luarocks... ; \
-			luarocks install $$rock ; \
+			luarocks install $(FLAGS) $$rock ; \
 		else \
 			echo $$rock already installed, skipping ; \
 		fi \
 	done;
 
-busted:
+busted: install-dev
 	@busted $(BUSTED_ARGS)
 
 prove:
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ clean:
 	@rm -f luacov.*
 	@util/clean_ccm.sh
 
-coverage: clean
+coverage: clean install-dev
 	@busted $(BUSTED_ARGS) --coverage
 	@util/prove_ccm.sh $(CASSANDRA)
 	@TEST_COVERAGE_ENABLED=true TEST_NGINX_TIMEOUT=30 prove
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cb5868..7cef97e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,6 +221,26 @@ The documentation is generated with
 $ make doc
 ```
 
+#### macOS notes
+
+## Openssl headers
+
+Newer versions of macOS don't include the openssl headers by purpose. You'll need to install
+them via `brew install openssl` or manually.
+
+Homebrew openssl headers however don't get symlinked in /usr/local, so you need to tell
+luarocks where to find them via `OPENSSL_DIR`.
+
+```
+OPENSSL_DIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl/ FLAGS='--local' make busted
+```
+
+## Install rocks locally
+
+To install the development dependencies locally instead of in `/usr/local`, set
+`FLAGS='--local'`. This will use the tree in the user's home directory.
+You might also need to run `eval $(luarocks path --bin)` to add them to your path.
+
 [Back to TOC](#table-of-contents)
 
 [Luarocks]: https://luarocks.org
diff --git a/lua-cassandra-1.2.3-0.rockspec b/lua-cassandra-1.2.3-0.rockspec
index 447d00d..df31dbd 100644
--- a/lua-cassandra-1.2.3-0.rockspec
+++ b/lua-cassandra-1.2.3-0.rockspec
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ description = {
   license = "MIT"
 }
 dependencies = {
-  "luabitop"
+  "luabitop",
+  "luasec",
+  "luasocket"
 }
 build = {
   type = "builtin",
diff --git a/lua-cassandra-dev-0.rockspec b/lua-cassandra-dev-0.rockspec
index 7dd921a..25e64ed 100644
--- a/lua-cassandra-dev-0.rockspec
+++ b/lua-cassandra-dev-0.rockspec
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ description = {
   license = "MIT"
 }
 dependencies = {
-  "luabitop"
+  "luabitop",
+  "luasec",
+  "luasocket"
 }
 build = {
   type = "builtin",