diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9598926e6..e3503898f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: enforce-g_malloc
         run: "! git grep -P '(?<!g_)malloc' ':!.valgrind.suppressions' ':!.github/workflows/main.yml'"
 
-  build:
+  build-linux:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -67,8 +67,64 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/dunst-project/docker-images:${{ matrix.distro }}
 
+  build-freebsd:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    env:
+      CC: gcc
+      EXTRA_CFLAGS: "-Werror"
+      MAKE: gmake
+      INSTALL: ginstall
+      FIND: gfind
+      SED: gsed
+      AWK: gawk
+      RMDIR: grmdir
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Test in FreeBSD
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        with:
+          envs: "CC EXTRA_CFLAGS MAKE INSTALL FIND SED AWK RMDIR"
+          usesh: true
+          sync: rsync
+          copyback: false
+
+          prepare: |
+            pkg install -y x11-toolkits/pango devel/glib20 graphics/gdk-pixbuf2 graphics/cairo graphics/wayland \
+              devel/libnotify devel/dbus x11/libXScrnSaver x11/libXrandr x11/libXext x11/libX11 lang/perl5.36 \
+              devel/pkgconf devel/evdev-proto valgrind x11/libXinerama graphics/wayland-protocols x11-fonts/dejavu \
+              devel/gettext-runtime gsed gawk gcc git librsvg2 bash findutils coreutils gmake
+
+          run: |
+            git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+            git describe --tags
+
+            echo "* Run test suite"
+            gmake -j test
+
+            echo "* Run install test"
+            ./test/test-install.sh
+
+            echo "* Run valgrind test"
+            gmake -j test-valgrind
+
+  doxygen:
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: doxygen
+        run: make -j doc-doxygen
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/dunst-project/docker-images:misc-doxygen
+
   coverage:
-    needs: build
+    needs: [build-linux, build-freebsd]
     env:
       CC: gcc
 
@@ -101,14 +157,3 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/dunst-project/docker-images:fedora
-
-  doxygen:
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: doxygen
-        run: make -j doc-doxygen
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dunst-project/docker-images:misc-doxygen
diff --git a/.valgrind.suppressions b/.valgrind.suppressions
index 28f4e9c4f..f401bdf27 100644
--- a/.valgrind.suppressions
+++ b/.valgrind.suppressions
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 # a librsvg memoryleak that shows up in arch, but not in the CI environment
 {
-   <librsvg-arch>
+   librsvg-arch
    Memcheck:Leak
    match-leak-kinds: definite
    fun:malloc
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@
    ...
 }
 
+# The same functions leak even without fontconfig :x
+{
+   other_pango_leaks
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:*alloc
+   ...
+   fun:pango_layout_get_pixel_size
+   ...
+}
+
+{
+   other_pango_leaks2
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:*alloc
+   ...
+   fun:pango_renderer_draw_layout
+   ...
+}
+
 {
    rsvg_conditional_jump
    Memcheck:Cond
@@ -194,3 +213,57 @@
    fun:notification_load_icon_with_scaling
    ...
 }
+
+{
+   g_bus_own_name_supp
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:*alloc
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/local/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0.8000.5
+   ...
+   fun:g_bus_own_name
+   fun:dbus_init
+   fun:test_dbus_init
+   ...
+}
+
+{
+   gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file_freebsd
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:calloc
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/local/lib/librsvg-2.so.2.40.21
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/local/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-svg.so
+   obj:/usr/local/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.4200.10
+   fun:gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file
+   fun:notification_setup_raw_image
+   ...
+}
+
+{
+   freebsd_dbus_leak
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:g_type_create_instance
+   fun:g_param_spec_internal
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/local/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0.8000.5
+   obj:/usr/local/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0.8000.5
+   ...
+   fun:g_object_new
+   ...
+}
+
+{
+   glib_freebsd
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:*alloc
+   ...
+   fun:g_dbus_address_get_stream_sync
+   ...
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb25f1dc8..b58533b35 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ endif
 test: test/test clean-coverage-run
 	# Make sure an error code is returned when the test fails
 	/usr/bin/env bash -c 'set -euo pipefail;\
-	TESTDIR=./test ./test/test -v | ./test/greenest.awk '
+	TESTDIR=./test ./test/test -v | ${AWK} -f ./test/greenest.awk '
 
 test-valgrind: test/test
 	TESTDIR=./test ${VALGRIND} \
@@ -223,49 +223,49 @@ clean-wayland-protocols:
 install: install-dunst install-dunstctl install-dunstrc install-service
 
 install-dunst: dunst doc
-	install -Dm755 dunst ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunst
-	install -Dm644 docs/dunst.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst.1
-	install -Dm644 docs/dunst.5 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5/dunst.5
-	install -Dm644 docs/dunstctl.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunstctl.1
-	install -Dm644 docs/dunstify.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunstify.1
+	${INSTALL} -Dm755 dunst ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunst
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 docs/dunst.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst.1
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 docs/dunst.5 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5/dunst.5
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 docs/dunstctl.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunstctl.1
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 docs/dunstify.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunstify.1
 
 install-dunstctl: dunstctl
-	install -Dm755 dunstctl ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstctl
+	${INSTALL} -Dm755 dunstctl ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstctl
 
 ifeq (1,${SYSCONF_FORCE_NEW})
 install-dunstrc:
-	install -Dm644 dunstrc ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFFILE}
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 dunstrc ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFFILE}
 endif
 
 install-service: install-service-dbus
 install-service-dbus: service-dbus
-	install -Dm644 org.knopwob.dunst.service ${DESTDIR}${SERVICEDIR_DBUS}/org.knopwob.dunst.service
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 org.knopwob.dunst.service ${DESTDIR}${SERVICEDIR_DBUS}/org.knopwob.dunst.service
 ifneq (0,${SYSTEMD})
 install-service: install-service-systemd
 install-service-systemd: service-systemd
-	install -Dm644 dunst.systemd.service ${DESTDIR}${SERVICEDIR_SYSTEMD}/dunst.service
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 dunst.systemd.service ${DESTDIR}${SERVICEDIR_SYSTEMD}/dunst.service
 endif
 
 ifneq (0,${DUNSTIFY})
 install: install-dunstify
 install-dunstify: dunstify
-	install -Dm755 dunstify ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstify
+	${INSTALL} -Dm755 dunstify ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstify
 endif
 
 ifneq (0,${COMPLETIONS})
 install: install-completions
 install-completions:
-	install -Dm644 completions/dunst.bashcomp ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunst
-	install -Dm644 completions/dunstctl.bashcomp ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstctl
-	install -Dm644 completions/_dunst.zshcomp ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}/_dunst
-	install -Dm644 completions/_dunstctl.zshcomp ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}/_dunstctl
-	install -Dm644 completions/dunst.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunst.fish
-	install -Dm644 completions/dunstctl.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstctl.fish
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/dunst.bashcomp ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunst
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/dunstctl.bashcomp ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstctl
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/_dunst.zshcomp ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}/_dunst
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/_dunstctl.zshcomp ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}/_dunstctl
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/dunst.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunst.fish
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/dunstctl.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstctl.fish
 
 ifneq (0,${DUNSTIFY})
 install: install-completions-dunstify
 install-completions-dunstify:
-	install -Dm644 completions/dunstify.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstify.fish
+	${INSTALL} -Dm644 completions/dunstify.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstify.fish
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ uninstall-keepconf: uninstall-service uninstall-dunstctl uninstall-completions
 
 uninstall-dunstrc:
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFFILE}
-	rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFDIR}/dunst
+	${RMDIR} --ignore-fail-on-non-empty ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFDIR}/dunst
 
 uninstall-dunstctl:
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstctl
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 1def34580..2590c282c 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@ SERVICEDIR_SYSTEMD ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/user
 EXTRA_CFLAGS ?=
 
 DOXYGEN ?= doxygen
-FIND ?= find
 GCOVR ?= gcovr
 GIT ?= git
 PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
 POD2MAN ?= pod2man
-SED ?= sed
 SYSTEMDAEMON ?= systemd
 VALGRIND ?= valgrind
 
+# Provided for compatibility with BSDs
+# You will need to prepend g's to these programs
+INSTALL ?= install
+MAKE ?= make
+FIND ?= find
+SED ?= sed
+AWK ?= awk
+RMDIR ?= rmdir
+
 # Disable systemd service file installation,
 # if you don't want to use systemd albeit installed
 #SYSTEMD ?= 0
diff --git a/src/rules.c b/src/rules.c
index 111b5bcc2..b4ce2828c 100644
--- a/src/rules.c
+++ b/src/rules.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ static inline bool rule_field_matches_string(const char *value, const char *patt
                 }
                 regex_t     regex;
 
+                // TODO check if regex pattern is not empty
                 // TODO compile each regex only once
                 int err = regcomp(&regex, pattern, REG_NEWLINE | REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB);
                 if (err) {
diff --git a/test/rules.c b/test/rules.c
index 04df52147..39763edb0 100644
--- a/test/rules.c
+++ b/test/rules.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ TEST test_pattern_match(void) {
                 ASSERT(rule_field_matches_string("ffffasd", ".*asd"));
 
                 // Substring matching
-                ASSERT(rule_field_matches_string("asd", ""));
                 ASSERT(rule_field_matches_string("asd", "sd"));
                 ASSERT(rule_field_matches_string("asd", "a"));
                 ASSERT(rule_field_matches_string("asd", "d"));
diff --git a/test/test-install.sh b/test/test-install.sh
index bf366cc07..5595fc0b5 100755
--- a/test/test-install.sh
+++ b/test/test-install.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # Throw error any time a command fails
 set -euo pipefail
 
+MAKE=${MAKE:-make}
+FIND=${FIND:-find}
+
 # Export parameters so they are useable by subshells and make
 export BASE="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")")"
 export DESTDIR="${BASE}/install"
@@ -14,12 +17,12 @@ export SERVICEDIR_SYSTEMD="/systemd"
 export SERVICEDIR_DBUS="/dbus"
 
 do_make() {  # for convenience/conciseness
-	make -C "${BASE}" "$@"
+	${MAKE} -C "${BASE}" "$@"
 }
 
 check_dest() {
 	# Check file list given on stdin and see if all are actually present
-	diff -u <(find "${DESTDIR}" -type f -printf "%P\n" | sort) <(sort -)
+	diff -u <($FIND "${DESTDIR}" -type f -printf "%P\n" | sort) <(sort -)
 }
 
 do_make install
@@ -54,8 +57,8 @@ EOF
 do_make uninstall-purge
 
 # Expect empty
-if ! [ -z "$(find "${DESTDIR}" -type f)" ]; then
+if ! [ -z "$($FIND "${DESTDIR}" -type f)" ]; then
         echo "Uninstall failed, following files weren't removed"
-        find "${DESTDIR}" -type f
+        $FIND "${DESTDIR}" -type f
         exit 1
 fi