diff --git a/lib/staging/tls/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/staging/tls/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 18ec13b90..36c2ca2a0 100644
--- a/lib/staging/tls/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/staging/tls/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,27 @@
 find_package(OpenSSL 3)
 
+set(TLS_TEST_FILES
+        alt_openssl-pki.conf
+        iso_pkey.asn1
+        openssl-pki.conf
+        ocsp_response.der
+        pki.sh
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT ${TLS_TEST_FILES}
+    COMMAND mkdir -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pki
+    COMMAND cd pki && cp ${TLS_TEST_FILES} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)
+
+add_custom_target(tls_test_files_target
+    DEPENDS ${TLS_TEST_FILES}
+)
+
 set(TLS_GTEST_NAME tls_test)
 add_executable(${TLS_GTEST_NAME})
+add_dependencies(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} tls_test_files_target)
 
 target_include_directories(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} PRIVATE
     . .. ../../util
@@ -35,6 +55,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} PRIVATE
 
 set(TLS_MAIN_NAME tls_server)
 add_executable(${TLS_MAIN_NAME})
+add_dependencies(${TLS_MAIN_NAME} tls_test_files_target)
 
 target_include_directories(${TLS_MAIN_NAME} PRIVATE
     . .. ../../util
@@ -60,6 +81,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${TLS_MAIN_NAME} PRIVATE
 
 set(TLS_CLIENT_NAME tls_client)
 add_executable(${TLS_CLIENT_NAME})
+add_dependencies(${TLS_CLIENT_NAME} tls_test_files_target)
 
 target_include_directories(${TLS_CLIENT_NAME} PRIVATE
     . .. ../../util
@@ -79,13 +101,13 @@ target_sources(${TLS_CLIENT_NAME} PRIVATE
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(${TLS_CLIENT_NAME} PRIVATE
-    GTest::gtest
     OpenSSL::SSL
     OpenSSL::Crypto
 )
 
 set(TLS_PATCH_NAME patched_test)
 add_executable(${TLS_PATCH_NAME})
+add_dependencies(${TLS_PATCH_NAME} tls_test_files_target)
 
 target_include_directories(${TLS_PATCH_NAME} PRIVATE
     . .. ../../util
@@ -110,21 +132,4 @@ target_link_libraries(${TLS_PATCH_NAME} PRIVATE
     OpenSSL::Crypto
 )
 
-install(
-    FILES
-    pki/alt_openssl-pki.conf
-    pki/iso_pkey.asn1
-    pki/openssl-pki.conf
-    pki/ocsp_response.der
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-)
-
-install(
-    PROGRAMS
-    pki/pki.sh
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-)
-
-# tests don't run successfully in CI pipeline
-# pki.sh not installed or run from wrong directory
 add_test(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} ${TLS_GTEST_NAME})
diff --git a/lib/staging/tls/tests/tls_client_main.cpp b/lib/staging/tls/tests/tls_client_main.cpp
index 46fdcd0a5..729093e13 100644
--- a/lib/staging/tls/tests/tls_client_main.cpp
+++ b/lib/staging/tls/tests/tls_client_main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // Copyright 2024 Pionix GmbH and Contributors to EVerest
 
-#include "tls_connection_test.hpp"
 #include <openssl_util.hpp>
 #include <tls.hpp>
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     parse_options(argc, argv);
 
     // used test client for extra output
-    ClientTest client;
+    tls::Client client;
     tls::Client::config_t config;
 
     if (use_tls1_3) {
diff --git a/modules/EvseV2G/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/EvseV2G/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 383370df4..5b5adf32b 100644
--- a/modules/EvseV2G/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/EvseV2G/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
 get_target_property(GENERATED_INCLUDE_DIR generate_cpp_files EVEREST_GENERATED_INCLUDE_DIR)
 find_package(libevent)
 
+set(TLS_TEST_FILES
+        alt_openssl-pki.conf
+        iso_pkey.asn1
+        openssl-pki.conf
+        ocsp_response.der
+        pki.sh
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT ${TLS_TEST_FILES}
+    COMMAND mkdir -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pki
+    COMMAND cd pki && cp ${TLS_TEST_FILES} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}../../../../lib/staging/tls/tests/
+)
+
+add_custom_target(v2g_test_files_target
+    DEPENDS ${TLS_TEST_FILES}
+)
+
 set(TLS_GTEST_NAME v2g_openssl_test)
 add_executable(${TLS_GTEST_NAME})
+add_dependencies(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} v2g_test_files_target)
 
 add_dependencies(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} generate_cpp_files)
 
@@ -70,20 +90,5 @@ target_link_libraries(${V2G_MAIN_NAME} PRIVATE
     -levent -lpthread -levent_pthreads
 )
 
-install(
-    FILES
-    ../../../lib/staging/tls/tests/pki/iso_pkey.asn1
-    ../../../lib/staging/tls/tests/pki/openssl-pki.conf
-    ../../../lib/staging/tls/tests/pki/alt_openssl-pki.conf
-    ../../../lib/staging/tls/tests/pki/ocsp_response.der
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-)
-
-install(
-    PROGRAMS
-    ../../../lib/staging/tls/tests/pki/pki.sh
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-)
-
 # runs fine locally, fails in CI
 add_test(${TLS_GTEST_NAME} ${TLS_GTEST_NAME})