diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index 402a799..6035c44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source 
       # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.  
       # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DBUILD_UNITTESTS=yes -DEXTERNAL_GTEST=${{ matrix.external-gtest }}
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DSCITOKENS_BUILD_UNITTESTS=yes -DSCITOKENS_EXTERNAL_GTEST=${{ matrix.external-gtest }}
 
     - name: Build
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 22f86a6..2083bff 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 add_executable(scitokens-gtest main.cpp)
-add_dependencies(scitokens-gtest gtest)
+if( NOT SCITOKENS_EXTERNAL_GTEST )
+    add_dependencies(scitokens-gtest gtest)
+endif()
 include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/gtest/googletest/include")
 
 if(SCITOKENS_EXTERNAL_GTEST)