diff --git a/results/analyze b/results/analyze
index 2a2dab9..b87f3bc 100755
--- a/results/analyze
+++ b/results/analyze
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ sub main {
 	while ($line = <STDIN>) {
 		chomp($line);
 
-		if ($line =~ /^\s*#/) {
+		if ($line =~ /^(\s*#|SKIPPING)/) {
 			next;
 		}
 
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index e0a01cb..cbdfbe3 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ MIN_NLINES="${MIN_NLINES:=10}" # it's a fatal error if we get less than this num
 SRC_FILTER="${SRC_FILTER:=x}" # if provided, execute only the given test
 DRY_RUN="${DRY_RUN:=0}" # if enabled, do only the compilation phase
 
+_OS="$(uname)"
+if [ "$_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+    TIME_CMD="$(which time)"
+elif [ "$_OS" == "Darwin" ]; then
+    TIME_CMD="$(which gtime)"
+fi
+
+if [ "$TIME_CMD" == "" ]; then
+    echo "Unable to find the GNU time command." >&2
+    echo "If you are on a non-Linux OS such as Mac OS or *BSD you will need to install it separately." >&2
+    exit -1
+fi
+
 export RUN_TIME
 
 echo "# Run time limited to $RUN_TIME wall-clock seconds"
@@ -48,11 +61,11 @@ function run_benchmark() {
 
 		echo "# ... run $n"
 
-		TIMES_FILE="$(mktemp --suffix .langs_perf)" || exit 1
+		TIMES_FILE="$(mktemp)" || exit 1
 
 		OUT="$(
 		{
-			/usr/bin/time -o "$TIMES_FILE" --format \
+			"$TIME_CMD" -o "$TIMES_FILE" --format \
 				'real_TIME:%esec user_CPU:%Usec sys_CPU:%Ssec max_RSS:%Mkb swaps:%W ctx_sw:%c+%w' \
 				$RUN_CMD
 		} 2>&1