diff --git a/3rd-party/CMakeLists.txt b/3rd-party/CMakeLists.txt
index 188ebfc6..4a34a922 100644
--- a/3rd-party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rd-party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ include(FetchContent)
 set(FETCHCONTENT_QUIET FALSE)
 
 FetchContent_Declare(gRPC
-  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/grpc.git
-  GIT_TAG e3acf245
-  GIT_SHALLOW TRUE
-  GIT_SUBMODULES "third_party/abseil-cpp third_party/cares/cares third_party/protobuf third_party/re2 third_party/zlib"
-  GIT_SUBMODULES_RECURSE false
-  GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
+  DOWNLOAD_COMMAND true
+  SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/grpc
 )
 set(gRPC_SSL_PROVIDER "package" CACHE STRING "Provider of ssl library")
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 52bd407f..a1100112 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(googletest
 )
 set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(INSTALL_GTEST OFF CACHE BOOL "")
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
+# FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 
 add_executable(multipass_tests
   blueprint_test_lambdas.cpp