diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b09bdf5b6..9ab0599396 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ elseif (APPLE)
   elseif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES ".*MacOS.*")
     set(MACOSX TRUE)
   endif ()
+  find_program(BREW brew)
 endif ()
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/Installation/Jenkins/build.sh b/Installation/Jenkins/build.sh
index a4783c186b..c9e2b00d4e 100755
--- a/Installation/Jenkins/build.sh
+++ b/Installation/Jenkins/build.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ MAKE=make
 PACKAGE_MAKE=make
 MAKE_PARAMS=""
 MAKE_CMD_PREFIX=""
-CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/ $CMAKE_OPENSSL"
+CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="$CMAKE_OPENSSL"
+INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
 MAINTAINER_MODE="-DUSE_MAINTAINER_MODE=off"
 
 TAR_SUFFIX=""
@@ -249,6 +250,12 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ];  do
             shift
             ;;
         
+        --prefix)
+            shift
+            INSTALL_PREFIX=$1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        
         --buildDir)
             shift
             BUILD_DIR=$1
@@ -332,7 +339,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ];  do
 done
 
 
-
+CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
 
 if test -n "$LASTREV"; then
     lines=`git diff ${LASTREV}: ${COMPILE_MATTERS} | wc -l`
diff --git a/Installation/MacOSX/Bundle/arangodb-cli.sh.in b/Installation/MacOSX/Bundle/arangodb-cli.sh.in
index f27ea8b841..bac2008209 100755
--- a/Installation/MacOSX/Bundle/arangodb-cli.sh.in
+++ b/Installation/MacOSX/Bundle/arangodb-cli.sh.in
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ROOTDIR="`echo $0 | sed -e 's:/Contents/MacOS/ArangoDB-CLI::'`"
+ROOTDIR="`echo $0 | sed -e 's:/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/ArangoDB-CLI::'`"
 
 # create start script
 
-SCRIPTS="`( cd ${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb && ls -1 {@CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR@,@CMAKE_INSTALL_SBINDIR@}/* )`"
+SCRIPTS="`( cd ${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@ && ls -1 {@CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR@,@CMAKE_INSTALL_SBINDIR@}/* )`"
 
 for script in $SCRIPTS; do
   base="`basename $script`"
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ for script in $SCRIPTS; do
   (
     echo "#!/bin/bash"
     echo
-    echo "export ROOTDIR=\"${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb\""
+    echo "export ROOTDIR=\"${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@\""
     echo
 
     echo "exec \"\${ROOTDIR}/$script\" -c \"\${ROOTDIR}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR_ARANGO@/${base}.conf\" \$*"
-  ) > ${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/$base.$$
+  ) > ${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/$base.$$
 
-  chmod 755 ${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/$base.$$
-  mv ${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/$base.$$ ${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/$base
+  chmod 755 ${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/$base.$$
+  mv ${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/$base.$$ ${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/$base
 done
 
 # start the server
 
-PIDFILE="${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb/var/run/arangod.pid"
+PIDFILE="${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/run/arangod.pid"
 
 if [ -f "${PIDFILE}" ];  then
 result=`
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ EOF
   fi
 fi
 
-test -d "${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb/var/run" || mkdir "${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb/var/run"
-${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/arangod --daemon --pid-file "${PIDFILE}"
+test -d "${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/run" || mkdir "${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/run"
+${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/arangod --daemon --pid-file "${PIDFILE}"
 
 # create some information for the user
 
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ INFOFILE="/tmp/ArangoDB-CLI.info.$$"
   echo "ArangoDB server has been started"
   echo ""
   echo "The database directory is located at"
-  echo "   '${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb/var/lib/arangodb3'"
+  echo "   '${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/arangodb3'"
   echo ""
   echo "The log file is located at"
-  echo "   '${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb/var/log/arangodb3/arangod.log'"
+  echo "   '${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/arangodb3/arangod.log'"
   echo ""
   echo "You can access the server using a browser at 'http://127.0.0.1:8529/'"
   echo "or start the ArangoDB shell"
-  echo "   '${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/arangosh'"
+  echo "   '${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/arangosh'"
   echo ""
   echo "Switching to log-file now, killing this windows will NOT stop the server."
   echo ""
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ INFOFILE="/tmp/ArangoDB-CLI.info.$$"
 /usr/bin/osascript <<-EOF
 tell application "Terminal"
   activate
-  do script "clear && cat $INFOFILE && rm $INFOFILE && sleep 20 && exec tail -1 -f ${ROOTDIR}/Contents/MacOS/opt/arangodb/var/log/arangodb3/arangod.log"
+  do script "clear && cat $INFOFILE && rm $INFOFILE && sleep 20 && exec tail -1 -f ${ROOTDIR}/@CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/arangodb3/arangod.log"
 end tell
 EOF
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
index 01586506b7..58518b8f75 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
+if (APPLE AND BREW AND NOT OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
+  message("searching openssl with brew (${BREW})")
+  # if we have a brew openssl, prefer it over the elderly system one.
+  execute_process(OUTPUT_VARIABLE BREW_ROOT
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    COMMAND ${BREW} --prefix)
+  set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "${BREW_ROOT}/opt/openssl")
+  message("auto-set OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR to: ${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}")
+endif ()
+
 if (UNIX)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
   pkg_check_modules(_OPENSSL openssl)
diff --git a/cmake/packages/bundle.cmake b/cmake/packages/bundle.cmake
index abb78bbb1c..bbf370f485 100644
--- a/cmake/packages/bundle.cmake
+++ b/cmake/packages/bundle.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ set(CPACK_BUNDLE_ICON            "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Installation/MacOSX/Bund
 configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Installation/MacOSX/Bundle/Info.plist.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Info.plist")
 set(CPACK_BUNDLE_PLIST           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Info.plist")
 
+set(CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX          "Contents/MacOS")
+set(CPACK_INSTALL_PREFIX         "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}.app/${CPACK_BUNDLE_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+
 configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Installation/MacOSX/Bundle/arangodb-cli.sh.in"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/arangodb-cli.sh"
   @ONLY)
diff --git a/scripts/build-bundle.sh b/scripts/build-bundle.sh
index beae510861..b3976c767e 100755
--- a/scripts/build-bundle.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-bundle.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cd ${DIR}/..
     --parallel 5 \
     --package Bundle \
     --buildDir build-bundle \
+    --prefix "/opt/arangodb"
     --targetDir /var/tmp/ \
     --clang