--- a/ext/c4core/cmake/c4Project.cmake
+++ b/ext/c4core/cmake/c4Project.cmake
@@ -2762,2 +2762,5 @@
         if(NOT TARGET gtest)
+            find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+        endif()
+        if(FALSE)
             c4_import_remote_proj(gtest ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ext/gtest