diff --git a/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake b/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake
index b5dc34c..03fb08c 100644
--- a/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ endif()
 # Builds as statically linked
 option(COS_BUILD_STATIC "Build all static" OFF)
 if(COS_BUILD_STATIC)
+  add_definitions(-DCOS_BUILD_STATIC)
   set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
   set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")# -static")
 endif()
diff --git a/gucc/CMakeLists.txt b/gucc/CMakeLists.txt
index efc7739..344fdfd 100644
--- a/gucc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gucc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ project(gucc
         VERSION 0.0.1
         LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+
+set(GUCC_LOGGER_FILES "")
+if(NOT COS_BUILD_STATIC)
+   set(GUCC_LOGGER_FILES "src/logger.cpp include/gucc/logger.hpp")
+endif()
+
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} #SHARED
    #src/utils.cpp src/utils.hpp
    src/io_utils.cpp include/gucc/io_utils.hpp
@@ -31,8 +37,8 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} #SHARED
    src/umount_partitions.cpp include/gucc/umount_partitions.hpp
    src/hwclock.cpp include/gucc/hwclock.hpp
    src/package_profiles.cpp include/gucc/package_profiles.hpp
-   src/logger.cpp include/gucc/logger.hpp
    src/fetch_file.cpp include/gucc/fetch_file.hpp
+   ${GUCC_LOGGER_FILES}
    #src/chwd_profiles.cpp src/chwd_profiles.hpp
    #src/disk.cpp src/disk.hpp
    )
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0fd4d51..fd73e0c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 // import gucc
 #include "gucc/io_utils.hpp"
+#ifndef COS_BUILD_STATIC
 #include "gucc/logger.hpp"
+#endif
 
 #include <chrono>  // for seconds
 #include <regex>   // for regex_search, match_result...
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@ int main() {
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
     spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(5));
 
+#ifndef COS_BUILD_STATIC
     // Set gucc logger.
     gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
+#endif
 
     if (!utils::handle_connection()) {
         error_inter("An active network connection could not be detected, please connect and restart the installer.\n");