diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 77d86198..7f0c029e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p build && cd build
           cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/x86_64-linux-gnu.cmake
           make -j4
+          ldd neuron
 
       - name: function test
         run: |
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee1d02da..b82ddea5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX})
   include_directories(${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX}/include ${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX}/openssl/include)
   link_directories(${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX} ${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX}/lib ${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX}/lib/${COMPILER_PREFIX} ${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX}/openssl/lib)
+  message(STATUS ${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX})
 endif()
 
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ if(APPLE)
 else()
   target_link_libraries(neuron dl nng jansson yaml neuron-base)
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(neuron ssl crypto ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_link_libraries(neuron libzlog.so ssl crypto ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 
 # define neuron base library
 set(NEURON_BASE_SOURCES
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8deeefa1..e8634024 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -64,10 +64,23 @@ function build_openssl() {
     fi
 }
 
+function build_zlog() {
+    git clone -b 1.2.15 https://github.com/HardySimpson/zlog.git
+    cd zlog
+    make CC=${compiler_prefix}-gcc
+    if [ $compiler_prefix == "x86_64-linux-gnu" ]; then
+        sudo make install
+        sudo make PREFIX=${install_dir} install
+    else
+        sudo make PREFIX=${install_dir} install
+    fi
+}
+
 ssl_lib_flag="-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${install_dir}/openssl \
     -DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=${install_dir}/openssl/include \
     -DOPENSSL_LIBRARIES='${install_dir}/openssl/lib'"
 
+build_zlog
 compile_source yaml/libyaml.git 0.2.5 "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF"
 compile_source madler/zlib.git v1.2.11
 compile_source akheron/jansson.git v2.14 "-DJANSSON_BUILD_DOCS=OFF -DJANSSON_EXAMPLES=OFF"