diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 109b4540aae2d058751c821861848cd55fca513d..0d0037c7a74eb09cac56683cf85bb097afed57f8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@ ADOLC_CPPFLAGS = -I/home/sander/adolc-inst/include
 ADOLC_LDFLAGS = -L/home/sander/adolc-inst/lib64
 ADOLC_LIBS = -ladolc
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = cosserat-continuum \
-                  finite-strain-elasticity \
+noinst_PROGRAMS = finite-strain-elasticity \
                   mixed-cosserat-continuum \
                   rodobstacle harmonicmaps harmonicmaps-eoc rod-eoc
 
-cosserat_continuum_SOURCES  = cosserat-continuum.cc
-cosserat_continuum_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS) \
-                              $(ADOLC_CPPFLAGS) $(PYTHON_CPPFLAGS)
-cosserat_continuum_LDADD    = $(UG_LIBS) $(IPOPT_LIBS) \
-                              $(ADOLC_LIBS) $(PYTHON_LIBS)
-cosserat_continuum_LDFLAGS  = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(IPOPT_LDFLAGS) \
-                              $(ADOLC_LDFLAGS) $(PYTHON_LDFLAGS)
-
 finite_strain_elasticity_SOURCES  = finite-strain-elasticity.cc
 finite_strain_elasticity_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS) \
                               $(ADOLC_CPPFLAGS) $(PYTHON_CPPFLAGS) $(UMFPACK_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8725a3568cb0d1cb18c2aad0951beefaebcf195c..f3a7d224cd868e2afab19434149b5c21cc178ed0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 
 SUBDIRS =
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = rod3d
+ADOLC_CPPFLAGS = -I/home/sander/adolc-inst/include
+ADOLC_LDFLAGS = -L/home/sander/adolc-inst/lib64
+ADOLC_LIBS = -ladolc
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS = cosserat-continuum \
+                  rod3d
+
+cosserat_continuum_SOURCES  = cosserat-continuum.cc
+cosserat_continuum_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS) \
+                              $(ADOLC_CPPFLAGS) $(PYTHON_CPPFLAGS)
+cosserat_continuum_LDADD    = $(UG_LIBS) $(IPOPT_LIBS) \
+                              $(ADOLC_LIBS) $(PYTHON_LIBS)
+cosserat_continuum_LDFLAGS  = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(IPOPT_LDFLAGS) \
+                              $(ADOLC_LDFLAGS) $(PYTHON_LDFLAGS)
 
 rod3d_SOURCES = rod3d.cc
 rod3d_CXXFLAGS = $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.cc b/src/cosserat-continuum.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from cosserat-continuum.cc
rename to src/cosserat-continuum.cc