diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index fa6d84b5c9d6..3aa8736a4944 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install build-essential ffmpeg protobuf-compiler ccache gawk
-          sudo apt-get install -qy binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
+          sudo apt-get install -qy binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libgmock-dev
       - name: Install CUDA Dependencies
         run: |
           curl -O https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2204/cross-linux-aarch64/cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb
@@ -51,17 +51,9 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache-grpc.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
 
-          git clone --recurse-submodules -b ${{ env.GRPC_VERSION }} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-          GRPC_DIR=$PWD/grpc
-          echo "include(FetchContent)" >> $GRPC_DIR/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "FetchContent_Declare(" >> $GRPC_DIR/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "  googletest" >> $GRPC_DIR/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "  URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/03597a01ee50ed33e9dfd640b249b4be3799d395.zip" >> $GRPC_DIR/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo ")" >> $GRPC_DIR/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)" >> $GRPC_DIR/CMakeLists.txt
-          
+          git clone --recurse-submodules -b ${{ env.GRPC_VERSION }} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc && \
           cd grpc && mkdir -p cmake/build && cd cmake/build && cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
-            -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DABSL_BUILD_TESTING=OFF \
+            -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             ../.. && sudo make --jobs 5 --output-sync=target
       - name: Install gRPC
         run: |
@@ -85,21 +77,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)" >> $CMAKE_CROSS_TOOLCHAIN && \
             echo "set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)" >> $CMAKE_CROSS_TOOLCHAIN
           GRPC_DIR=$PWD/grpc
-
-          # http://google.github.io/googletest/quickstart-cmake.html
-          # Seems otherwise cross-arch fails to find it
-          echo "include(FetchContent)" >> $GRPC_DIR/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "FetchContent_Declare(" >> $GRPC_DIR/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "  googletest" >> $GRPC_DIR/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "  URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/03597a01ee50ed33e9dfd640b249b4be3799d395.zip" >> $GRPC_DIR/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo ")" >> $GRPC_DIR/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
-          echo "FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)" >> $GRPC_DIR/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/CMakeLists.txt
-
           cd grpc && cd cmake/build && sudo make --jobs 5 --output-sync=target install && \
           GRPC_CROSS_BUILD_DIR=$GRPC_DIR/cmake/cross_build && \
           mkdir -p $GRPC_CROSS_BUILD_DIR && \
           cd $GRPC_CROSS_BUILD_DIR && \
-          cmake -DABSL_BUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CROSS_TOOLCHAIN \
+          cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CROSS_TOOLCHAIN \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$CROSS_TOOLCHAIN/grpc_install \
             ../.. && \
@@ -164,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y wget curl build-essential ffmpeg protobuf-compiler ccache gawk cmake
+          sudo apt-get install -y wget curl build-essential ffmpeg protobuf-compiler ccache gawk cmake libgmock-dev
       - name: Intel Dependencies
         run: |
           wget -O- https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/oneapi-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
@@ -215,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone --recurse-submodules -b ${{ env.GRPC_VERSION }} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc && \
           cd grpc && mkdir -p cmake/build && cd cmake/build && cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
-            -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DABSL_BUILD_TESTING=OFF \
+            -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             ../.. && sudo make --jobs 5 --output-sync=target
       - name: Install gRPC
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0d102563470e..a7023933cc01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install build-essential curl ffmpeg
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgmock-dev
           curl https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/misc/gpgkeys/anaconda.asc | gpg --dearmor > conda.gpg && \
              sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 conda.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/conda-archive-keyring.gpg && \
              gpg --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/conda-archive-keyring.gpg --no-default-keyring --fingerprint 34161F5BF5EB1D4BFBBB8F0A8AEB4F8B29D82806 && \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aaea0744002c..1c6079ba59b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -701,7 +701,6 @@ backend/cpp/llama/llama.cpp:
 INSTALLED_PACKAGES=$(CURDIR)/backend/cpp/grpc/installed_packages
 INSTALLED_LIB_CMAKE=$(INSTALLED_PACKAGES)/lib/cmake
 ADDED_CMAKE_ARGS=-Dabsl_DIR=${INSTALLED_LIB_CMAKE}/absl \
-				 -DABSL_BUILD_TESTING=OFF \
 				 -DProtobuf_DIR=${INSTALLED_LIB_CMAKE}/protobuf \
 				 -Dutf8_range_DIR=${INSTALLED_LIB_CMAKE}/utf8_range \
 				 -DgRPC_DIR=${INSTALLED_LIB_CMAKE}/grpc \