diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab30865..d9609e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ if(HAVE_OPEN_SSL)
             openssl::crypto::static)
 endif()
 
-find_package(mysql)
-
 add_library(TeaSpeak STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HEADER_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC
         threadpool::static jsoncpp_lib
@@ -210,13 +208,19 @@ target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC
         dl
 )
 
+find_package(mysql REQUIRED)
+set(mysql_FOUND ON)
+message("${mysql_FOUND}")
 if(mysql_FOUND)
     message("Found MySQL")
     target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC
             mysql::client::static
     )
     target_compile_options(TeaSpeak PRIVATE "-Wall" "-DHAVE_MYSQL_H")
+else()
+    message("Building without MySQL Support")
 endif()
+
 if (TEASPEAK_SERVER)
     target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC CXXTerminal::static)
 endif ()