diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index 989dcc4..cc803ff 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
 CXX=x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++
 RM=rm -f
 CPPFLAGS=-Wall
-LDFLAGS=
+LDFLAGS=-static
 LDLIBS=-lm
 
 SRCS=main.cpp Spigot.cpp
diff --git a/Spigot.cpp b/Spigot.cpp
index 9e44b72..79228ed 100644
--- a/Spigot.cpp
+++ b/Spigot.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void Spigot::pump(void) {
             // output all predigits
             long unsigned pdLen = this->preDigits.size();
             for(long unsigned int j = 0; j < pdLen; j++) {
-                std::cout << this->preDigits.back() << std::flush;
+                std::cout << this->preDigits.back();
                 this->preDigits.pop_back();
             }
             this->preDigits.insert(this->preDigits.begin(), tempPreDigit);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void Spigot::pump(void) {
             tempPreDigit = 0;
             long unsigned pdLen = this->preDigits.size();
             for(long unsigned int j = 0; j < pdLen; j++) {
-                std::cout << (this->preDigits.back() + 1) % 10 << std::flush;
+                std::cout << (this->preDigits.back() + 1) % 10;
                 this->preDigits.pop_back();
             }
             this->preDigits.insert(this->preDigits.begin(), tempPreDigit);
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ void Spigot::pump(void) {
     } catch (int e) {
         std::cout << "An exception " << e << " occurred." << std::endl;
     }
+    std::cout << std::flush;
     return;
 }