diff --git a/include/equation_systems/equation_system.h b/include/equation_systems/equation_system.h
index 3c631349..aec26891 100644
--- a/include/equation_systems/equation_system.h
+++ b/include/equation_systems/equation_system.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "../common/pfem_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/pfem_extras.hpp"
 #include "boundary_conditions.h"
 #include "MFEMContainers.h"
 #include "MFEMKernel.h"
diff --git a/include/integrators/ScaleIntegrator.h b/include/integrators/ScaleIntegrator.h
index c57b4a58..4a76b334 100644
--- a/include/integrators/ScaleIntegrator.h
+++ b/include/integrators/ScaleIntegrator.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "MFEMGeneralUserObject.h"
-#include "../common/pfem_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/pfem_extras.hpp"
 
 namespace platypus
 {
diff --git a/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h b/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h
index 0cb766da..f072f20a 100644
--- a/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h
+++ b/include/problem/MFEMProblem.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <map>
-#include "../common/pfem_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/pfem_extras.hpp"
 #include "ExternalProblem.h"
 #include "MFEMProblemData.h"
 #include "MFEMMesh.h"
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ class MFEMProblem : public ExternalProblem
   static InputParameters validParams();
 
   MFEMProblem(const InputParameters & params);
-  virtual ~MFEMProblem(){};
+  virtual ~MFEMProblem() {}
 
   virtual void initialSetup() override;
-  virtual void externalSolve() override{};
-  virtual bool nlConverged(const unsigned int nl_sys_num) override { return true; };
-  virtual void syncSolutions(Direction direction) override{};
+  virtual void externalSolve() override {}
+  virtual bool nlConverged(const unsigned int) override { return true; }
+  virtual void syncSolutions(Direction) override {}
 
   /**
    * Overwritten mesh() method from base MooseMesh to retrieve the correct mesh type, in this case
diff --git a/include/problem_operators/problem_operator.h b/include/problem_operators/problem_operator.h
index 6d39ec03..ef3dd02a 100644
--- a/include/problem_operators/problem_operator.h
+++ b/include/problem_operators/problem_operator.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "../common/pfem_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/pfem_extras.hpp"
 #include "MFEMProblemData.h"
 #include "problem_operator_interface.h"
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ProblemOperator : public mfem::Operator, public ProblemOperatorInterface
   void SetGridFunctions() override;
 
   virtual void Solve(mfem::Vector & X) {}
-  void Mult(const mfem::Vector & x, mfem::Vector & y) const override {}
+  void Mult(const mfem::Vector &, mfem::Vector &) const override {}
 };
 
-} // namespace platypus
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace platypus
diff --git a/include/problem_operators/time_domain_equation_system_problem_operator.h b/include/problem_operators/time_domain_equation_system_problem_operator.h
index 71200b45..c2c45288 100644
--- a/include/problem_operators/time_domain_equation_system_problem_operator.h
+++ b/include/problem_operators/time_domain_equation_system_problem_operator.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "../common/pfem_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/pfem_extras.hpp"
 #include "time_domain_problem_operator.h"
 #include "problem_operator_interface.h"
 #include "equation_system_interface.h"
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ class TimeDomainEquationSystemProblemOperator : public TimeDomainProblemOperator
   std::shared_ptr<platypus::TimeDependentEquationSystem> _equation_system{nullptr};
 };
 
-} // namespace platypus
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace platypus
diff --git a/include/problem_operators/time_domain_problem_operator.h b/include/problem_operators/time_domain_problem_operator.h
index 4c902186..e99576ea 100644
--- a/include/problem_operators/time_domain_problem_operator.h
+++ b/include/problem_operators/time_domain_problem_operator.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "../common/pfem_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/pfem_extras.hpp"
 #include "MFEMProblemData.h"
 #include "problem_operator_interface.h"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TimeDomainProblemOperator : public mfem::TimeDependentOperator,
 
   void SetGridFunctions() override;
 
-  void ImplicitSolve(const double dt, const mfem::Vector & X, mfem::Vector & dX_dt) override {}
+  void ImplicitSolve(const double, const mfem::Vector &, mfem::Vector &) override {}
 };
 
-} // namespace platypus
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace platypus
diff --git a/platypus.mk b/platypus.mk
index a20aad62..1a9ed643 100644
--- a/platypus.mk
+++ b/platypus.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-MFEM_DIR			:=$(APPLICATION_DIR)/../mfem/build
+MFEM_DIR ?= $(APPLICATION_DIR)/../mfem/installed
 
-include $(MFEM_DIR)/config/config.mk
-MFEM_INCLUDES 		:= -I$(MFEM_INC_DIR)/config -I$(MFEM_DIR)/ -I$(MFEM_DIR)/../miniapps/common $(MFEM_INCFLAGS)
-MFEM_LIBS 			:= -L$(MFEM_DIR) -lmfem -lrt -L$(MFEM_DIR)/miniapps/common -lmfem-common $(MFEM_LIB)
+include $(MFEM_DIR)/share/mfem/config.mk
 
-ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES += $(MFEM_INCLUDES)
-ADDITIONAL_LIBS 	+= -Wl, $(MFEM_LIBS) ${MFEM_EXT_LIBS}
+ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES += $(MFEM_INCFLAGS)
+ADDITIONAL_LIBS     += $(MFEM_LIBS) -lmfem-common
 
 $(info ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES = $(ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES));
-$(info ADDITIONAL_LIBS     = $(ADDITIONAL_LIBS));
\ No newline at end of file
+$(info ADDITIONAL_LIBS     = $(ADDITIONAL_LIBS));
diff --git a/src/bcs/MFEMBoundaryCondition.C b/src/bcs/MFEMBoundaryCondition.C
index 227fdaa2..4949e4f7 100644
--- a/src/bcs/MFEMBoundaryCondition.C
+++ b/src/bcs/MFEMBoundaryCondition.C
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "MFEMBoundaryCondition.h"
-#include "mesh_extras.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/mesh_extras.hpp"
 
 InputParameters
 MFEMBoundaryCondition::validParams()
diff --git a/unit/src/MFEMEssentialBCTest.C b/unit/src/MFEMEssentialBCTest.C
index 43934cd3..ab171474 100644
--- a/unit/src/MFEMEssentialBCTest.C
+++ b/unit/src/MFEMEssentialBCTest.C
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "mfem-common.hpp"
+#include "mfem/miniapps/common/mfem-common.hpp"
 #include "MFEMObjectUnitTest.h"
 #include "MFEMScalarDirichletBC.h"
 #include "MFEMScalarFunctionDirichletBC.h"