diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bd85e2..646a45b 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,22 +24,6 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
 set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 
-# Get LAMMPS
-if (TEST_IN_GITHUB_ACTIONS)
-  # lammps was previously downloaded and built as part of the workflow
-  set (LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../lammps/src/")
-else()
-  message(STATUS "Downloading LAMMPS")
-  # download lammps
-  FetchContent_Declare(
-    lammps
-    URL https://github.com/lammps/lammps/archive/refs/tags/stable_23Jun2022_update4.zip
-  )
-  FetchContent_Populate(lammps)
-  set (LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR "${lammps_SOURCE_DIR}/src/")
-endif()
-
-
 #Enable testing in CMake
 enable_testing()
 
@@ -49,9 +33,6 @@ add_executable(
     testoctp.cpp
 )
 
-# Add a preprocessor definition with the path to LAMMPS
-add_compile_definitions(LAMMPS_PATH=${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR})
-
 # link the googletest library to the tests
 target_link_libraries(
     testoctp
@@ -63,29 +44,45 @@ target_link_libraries(
 include(GoogleTest)
 gtest_discover_tests(testoctp)
 
-
-if (NOT TEST_IN_GITHUB_ACTIONS)
-  # copy octp files to lammps dir
-  file(GLOB filesToCopy "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../src/*")
-  file(COPY ${filesToCopy} DESTINATION ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR})
-  # build lammps+octp as a post-build event of the testoctp
-  add_custom_command(
-    TARGET testoctp POST_BUILD 
-    COMMAND cd ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR} &&
-      make yes-asphere &&
-      make yes-body &&
-      make yes-class2 &&
-      make yes-dipole &&
-      make yes-granular &&
-      make yes-kspace &&
-      make yes-manybody &&
-      make yes-molecule &&
-      make yes-rigid &&
-      make yes-shock &&
-      make -j 8 mpi
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${lammps_SOURCE_DIR}
-    VERBATIM
-    COMMENT "Build LAMMPS with OCTP plugin"
+# Get LAMMPS
+if (TEST_IN_GITHUB_ACTIONS)
+  # lammps was previously downloaded and built as part of the workflow
+  set (LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../lammps/src/")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Downloading LAMMPS")
+  # download lammps
+  FetchContent_Declare(
+    lammps
+    URL https://github.com/lammps/lammps/archive/refs/tags/stable_23Jun2022_update4.zip
   )
+  FetchContent_Populate(lammps)
+  set (LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR "${lammps_SOURCE_DIR}/src/")
+    # copy octp files to lammps dir
+    file(GLOB filesToCopy "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../src/*")
+    file(COPY ${filesToCopy} DESTINATION ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR})
+    # build lammps+octp as a post-build event of the testoctp
+    add_custom_command(
+      TARGET testoctp POST_BUILD 
+      COMMAND cd ${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR} &&
+        make yes-asphere &&
+        make yes-body &&
+        make yes-class2 &&
+        make yes-dipole &&
+        make yes-granular &&
+        make yes-kspace &&
+        make yes-manybody &&
+        make yes-molecule &&
+        make yes-rigid &&
+        make yes-shock &&
+        make -j 8 mpi
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${lammps_SOURCE_DIR}
+      VERBATIM
+      COMMENT "Build LAMMPS with OCTP plugin"
+    )
 endif()
 
+# Add a preprocessor definition with the path to LAMMPS
+add_compile_definitions(LAMMPS_PATH=${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+
+