diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 01f917b4..0afdb867 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ additional modules.
 
 ## Testing
 
-Automated tests require `docker`, `docker-compose`, `curl`, and `mc` (the minio [cli tool](https://github.com/penpyt/asdf-mc)) to be
+Automated tests require `docker`, `docker-compose`, `curl`, `md5sum` (or `md5` on MacOS), and `mc` (the minio [cli tool](https://github.com/penpyt/asdf-mc)) to be
 installed. To run all unit tests and integration tests, run the following command.
 If you invoke the test script with a plus parameter, you will need to add your
 NGINX repository keys to the `plus/etc/ssl/nginx` directory
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index edb462ba..d90f9ce7 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ e "${startup_message}"
 
 set -o nounset   # abort on unbound variable
 
-docker_cmd="$(command -v docker)"
+docker_cmd="$(command -v docker || true)"
 if ! [ -x "${docker_cmd}" ]; then
   e "required dependency not found: docker not found in the path or not executable"
   exit ${no_dep_exit_code}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ else
 fi
 e "Using Docker Compose command: ${docker_compose_cmd}"
 
-curl_cmd="$(command -v curl)"
+curl_cmd="$(command -v curl || true)"
 if ! [ -x "${curl_cmd}" ]; then
   e "required dependency not found: curl not found in the path or not executable"
   exit ${no_dep_exit_code}
diff --git a/test/integration/test_api.sh b/test/integration/test_api.sh
index 1233dbd2..ec49f99f 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_api.sh
+++ b/test/integration/test_api.sh
@@ -58,18 +58,29 @@ if [ -z "${test_dir}" ]; then
   e "missing second parameter: path to test data directory"
 fi
 
-curl_cmd="$(command -v curl)"
+curl_cmd="$(command -v curl || true)"
 if ! [ -x "${curl_cmd}" ]; then
   e "required dependency not found: curl not found in the path or not executable"
   exit ${no_dep_exit_code}
 fi
 
-checksum_cmd="$(command -v md5sum)"
-if ! [ -x "${curl_cmd}" ]; then
+# Allow for MacOS which does not support "md5sum"
+# but has "md5 -r" which can be substituted
+checksum_cmd="$(command -v md5sum || command -v md5 || true)"
+
+if ! [ -x "${checksum_cmd}" ]; then
   e "required dependency not found: md5sum not found in the path or not executable"
   exit ${no_dep_exit_code}
 fi
 
+# If we are using the `md5` executable
+# then use the -r flag which makes it behave the same as `md5sum`
+# this is done after the `-x` check for ability to execute
+# since it will not pass with the flag
+if [[ $checksum_cmd =~ \/md5$ ]]; then
+  checksum_cmd="${checksum_cmd} -r"
+fi
+
 assertHttpRequestEquals() {
   method="$1"
   path="$2"