diff --git a/.github/workflows/developer.yml b/.github/workflows/developer.yml
index fa9dd0d..6755a5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/developer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/developer.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         export CFLAGS='-Wall -g -fprofile-abs-path -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0 -I/home/runner/g2c/include'
         export FCFLAGS='-Wall -g -fprofile-abs-path -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0'
         export FFLAGS='-Wall -g -fprofile-abs-path -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0'
-        cmake .. -DENABLE_DOCS=ON -DFTP_TEST_FILES=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/ip;~/jasper;~/g2c" -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DUSE_NETCDF4=ON -DUSE_AEC=ON -DUSE_IPOLATES=ON -DUSE_JASPER=ON
+        cmake .. -DENABLE_DOCS=ON -DFTP_TEST_FILES=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/ip;~/jasper;~/g2c" -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DUSE_NETCDF4=ON -DUSE_AEC=ON -DUSE_IPOLATES=ON -DUSE_JASPER=ON -DMAKE_FTN_API=ON
         make VERBOSE=1
         ctest --verbose --output-on-failure --rerun-failed
         gcovr --root .. -v  --html-details --exclude ../tests --exclude CMakeFiles --print-summary -o test-coverage.html &> /dev/null
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 29b81e9..3b87f97 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ option(FTP_TEST_FILES "Fetch and test with files on FTP site." OFF)
 option(FTP_LARGE_TEST_FILES "Fetch and test with very large files on FTP site." OFF)
 option(FTP_EXTRA_TEST_FILES "Fetch even more large files from FTP and test them." OFF)
 # MAKE_FTN_API should only be on when building library
-option(MAKE_FTN_API "add ftn api?" on)
+option(MAKE_FTN_API "add ftn api?" off)
 option(DISABLE_STAT "disable posix feature" off)
 set(BUILD_COMMENTS "stock build")