diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 4a780b18..0e5252bf 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ endif
 # platform specific CFLAGS, LDFLAGS
 #
 ifeq (${OPENAIS_COMPAT}, LINUX) 
-	CFLAGS += -DOPENAIS_LINUX
-	LDFLAGS += -ldl -lpthread
-	DYFLAGS += -rdynamic
+	override CFLAGS += -DOPENAIS_LINUX
+	override LDFLAGS += -ldl -lpthread
+	override DYFLAGS += -rdynamic
 endif
 ifeq (${OPENAIS_COMPAT}, BSD)
-	CFLAGS += -DOPENAIS_BSD
-	LDFLAGS += -pthread
-	DYFLAGS += -export-dynamic
+	override CFLAGS += -DOPENAIS_BSD
+	override LDFLAGS += -pthread
+	override DYFLAGS += -export-dynamic
 endif
 ifeq (${OPENAIS_COMPAT}, DARWIN)
-	CFLAGS += -DOPENAIS_DARWIN
-	LDFLAGS += -lpthread
+	override CFLAGS += -DOPENAIS_DARWIN
+	override LDFLAGS += -lpthread
 endif
diff --git a/exec/Makefile b/exec/Makefile
index 7080bd61..de24a080 100644
--- a/exec/Makefile
+++ b/exec/Makefile
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
 #
 include ../Makefile.inc
 
-CFLAGS += -I../include
+override CFLAGS += -I../include
 LDFLAGS += -L./
 
 ifeq (${BUILD_DYNAMIC}, 1) 
-	LDFLAGS += ${DYFLAGS}
+	override LDFLAGS += ${DYFLAGS}
 endif
 
 ifeq (${OPENAIS_COMPAT}, LINUX) 
-	LDFLAGS += -ldl
+	override LDFLAGS += -ldl
 endif
 
 # Totem objects
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ OTHER_OBJS = objdb.o
 
 ifeq (${BUILD_DYNAMIC}, 1) 
 EXEC_OBJS = $(TOTEM_OBJS) $(MAIN_OBJS)
-CFLAGS += -fPIC
+override CFLAGS += -fPIC
 
 all:libtotem_pg.a libtotem_pg.so.1.0.0 ../lcr/lcr_ifact.o \
 	aisexec \
diff --git a/exec/totemsrp.c b/exec/totemsrp.c
index 5e68061a..42697a52 100644
--- a/exec/totemsrp.c
+++ b/exec/totemsrp.c
@@ -2589,11 +2589,7 @@ static int memb_lowest_in_config (struct totemsrp_instance *instance)
 	struct srp_addr token_memb[PROCESSOR_COUNT_MAX];
 	int token_memb_entries = 0;
 	int i;
-	unsigned int lowest_addr;
-//	struct totem_ip_address lowest_addr;
-
-//	memset(&lowest_addr, 0xff, sizeof(lowest_addr));
-//	lowest_addr.family = instance->mcast_address.family;
+	struct totem_ip_address *lowest_addr;
 
 	memb_set_subtract (token_memb, &token_memb_entries,
 		instance->my_proc_list, instance->my_proc_list_entries,
@@ -2602,16 +2598,17 @@ static int memb_lowest_in_config (struct totemsrp_instance *instance)
 	/*
 	 * find representative by searching for smallest identifier
 	 */
-	lowest_addr = token_memb[0].addr[0].nodeid;
+	
+	lowest_addr = &token_memb[0].addr[0];
 	for (i = 1; i < token_memb_entries; i++) {
-		if (lowest_addr > token_memb[i].addr[0].nodeid) {
-			lowest_addr = token_memb[i].addr[0].nodeid;
+		if (totemip_compare(lowest_addr, &token_memb[i].addr[0]) > 0) {
+			totemip_copy (lowest_addr, &token_memb[i].addr[0]);
 		}
 	}
-	return (lowest_addr == instance->my_id.addr[0].nodeid);
+	return (totemip_compare (lowest_addr, &instance->my_id.addr[0]) == 0);
 }
 
-int srp_compare (const void *a, const void *b)
+static int srp_addr_compare (const void *a, const void *b)
 {
 	struct srp_addr *srp_a = (struct srp_addr *)a;
 	struct srp_addr *srp_b = (struct srp_addr *)b;
@@ -2646,6 +2643,13 @@ static void memb_state_commit_token_create (
 
 	commit_token->ring_id.seq = instance->token_ring_id_seq + 4;
 
+	/*
+	 * This qsort is necessary to ensure the commit token traverses
+	 * the ring in the proper order
+	 */
+	qsort (token_memb, token_memb_entries, sizeof (struct srp_addr),
+		srp_addr_compare);
+
 	commit_token->memb_index = token_memb_entries - 1;
 	commit_token->addr_entries = token_memb_entries;
 
@@ -3911,12 +3915,10 @@ static int message_handler_memb_commit_token (
 			log_printf (instance->totemsrp_log_level_notice,
 				"Sending initial ORF token\n");
 
-//			if (totemip_equal(&instance->my_id.addr[0], &instance->my_ring_id.rep)) {
-				// TODO convert instead of initiate
-				orf_token_send_initial (instance);
-				reset_token_timeout (instance); // REVIEWED
-				reset_token_retransmit_timeout (instance); // REVIEWED
-//			}
+			// TODO convert instead of initiate
+			orf_token_send_initial (instance);
+			reset_token_timeout (instance); // REVIEWED
+			reset_token_retransmit_timeout (instance); // REVIEWED
 			break;
 	}
 	return (0);