diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 625de6a21be7dde6ea0b0a4ac958d73d9869fb6f..670ed43e4eec6cff3ee43aa8d2ce0899ce1b9b1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(usgscsm VERSION 0.0.1 DESCRIPTION "usgscsm library")
 
-include(GoogleTest)
-include(cmake/gtest.cmake)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
@@ -59,6 +57,9 @@ install(DIRECTORY ${USGSCSM_INCLUDE_DIRS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR
 option (BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" ON)
 if(BUILD_TESTS)
 
+  include(GoogleTest)
+  include(cmake/gtest.cmake)
+
   # Setup for GoogleTest
   find_package (Threads)